22 May 2021: The corona figures continue to fall and Nicholas is having the time of his life…

22 May 2021: The corona figures continue to head in the right direction. The number of infections, hospitalisations and deaths have halved compared with the peak of the third wave. We are increasingly reaping the benefits of the vaccination campaign, but we are still not out of the danger zone. There are currently 1,642 COVID-19 patients being cared for in hospitals, a fall of 14% on a week ago. Of these 562 are on intensive care wards. During the week from 12 to 18 May an average of 2,158 people tested positive for coronavirus each day. This is down 21% on the average for the previous week. The positivity rate is 5.7% and the reproduction number stands at 0.88. Although the number of infections is still falling week-on-week, scientists are now seeing an increase in the daily figures. So, it is expectedthat there will be an increase in the weekly average soon. There is still a lot of virus in circulation. The age of those becoming infected, being hospitalised, and dying is becoming younger which is logical since the older generations are protected by the vaccine. Meanwhile, Nicholas is having the time of his life – Ghent, Belgium