21 May 2021: All corona parameters are improving but we are still not out of the woods…

21 May 2021: The coronavirus figures continue to improve. However, the latest figures also show that the virus is far from gone. During the week from 11 to 17 May an average of 2,117 people in Belgium tested positive for coronavirus each day and yesterday, 114 new patients had to be hospitalized. Vaccination has played an important role in the positive evolution of the figures, and on top of that, the vaccines are also proving effective against the mutations that are currently being identified, however, the threat is not gone and there are still uncertainties, therefore, the regional director of the WHO Europe urged us to remain cautious and to reconsider or avoid non-essential international travel. We decided to stay put in Ghent and to continue to explore our hometown for the next couple of weeks. On display is an abstract of a loom in the Museum of Industry – Ghent, Belgium.