20 April 2020 Update from A Locked Down Ghent

First the bad news: 230 new deaths were reported, a majority in care homes (154) and another 76 confirmed cases in hospital. This takes the total death toll to 5,683,with over half of the deaths being reported in care homes. The good news is that with 265 patients taken to hospital and 409 people being discharged the number of corona patients in hospitals dips below 5,000 to reach a three-week low. Therefore, we remain hopeful that the lockdown measures will be lifted and that life will return to somewhat normal conditions as of 3 May. The key question will now become how much of our economy was destroyed in the process of managing the Covid-19 outbreak and how easily can we get back to that new normal. Stay safe, Stay healthy – Botermarkt, Ghent, Belgium