23 November 2020: We’re set for a long and dark Covid winter

23 November 2020: Update on The Corona Pandemic – The figures continue to move in the right direction and promising vaccines are scheduled to receive European market approval before the end of the year. This doesn’t mean, however, that we will be able to put the pandemic behind us any soon. According to our Prime Minister, De Croo the lion’s share of the coronavirus vaccines ordered for our country won’t be available until the second and third quarter of 2021. The good news is that the government seems to be clear on who will be first in line for the vaccine. First of all, healthcare professionals because they are exposed to the virus and we need them to look after others. Then it will be the turn of the over 65s and vulnerable people. Meaning it will take a while before most Belgians are vaccinated against the coronavirus. We seem to be set for a long and dark Covid winter. Meanwhile, Belgian businesses continue to report turnover losses as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the prospects for this quarter and the next quarter are also very dim. In light of this grim outlook, I decided to post this disconsolate picture of my hometown. Indeed, it is not all love and roses in Ghent – Ghent, Belgium.