27 May 2020 Update from A Semi-Locked Down Ghent

The daily press release on the COVID-19 epidemic in Belgium shows a continuation of the positive trend of the past few days. The number of patients being cared for in hospitals continues to fall as does the number of deaths from the virus: a further 23 deaths has been reported, 39 patients were admitted to hospital and 198 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Other news that got my attention was that the European Central Bank ruled out a rapid “V-shaped” economic recovery. On the brink of the worst recession since the Great Depression and exactly one year after the general elections Belgium’s politician are still tumbling over each other and are unable to put their differences aside to start making progress with the formation of a new government. Whilst we are bracing for a bumpy ride out of this crisis, I continue to document Ghent. Today’s picture is some industrial archeology outside the city center – Gardeniersweg, Ghent, Belgium