26 December 2020: The number of new corona cases stagnates in Belgium

26 December 2020: Update on The Corona Pandemic – Over the past week on average 2,452 people a day tested positive for the coronavirus.  The figure is almost identical to that recorded in the previous week.  The downside is that the number of hospitalizations remain high with 181 new people on average being admitted every day during the week leading up til Christmas. In Belgium a total of 2,448 Covid patients are being treated in hospital. With an average of over 11,000 people testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 over the past week the Netherlands is confronted with a significantly bigger challenge albeit also there the upward trend is slowing down. Nevertheless, it is going to be a while before I can resume my weekly trips to my Groningen office. Today’s picture is an early morning shot of the Amstel in Amsterdam in better times – Amsterdam, the Netherlands