4 January 2021: Expert are warning against euphoria about falling coronavirus figures

4 January 2021: Update on The Corona Pandemic – During the week from 25 to 31 December an average of 1,588 people/day tested positive for the novel coronavirus. This is down 27% on the 7-day rolling average for the previous week. Although the figures relating to the coronavirus pandemic in Belgium are moving in the right direction the Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said in an interview that it is still too early to consider relaxing the measures designed to curb the spread of the virus. Also, the infectious diseases expert Professor Erika Vlieghe has warned us against being overly optimistic in the light of the recent sharp fall in the number of people testing positive for coronavirus. She believes that during the holiday period testing capacity has been underused and stressed again that people with the slightest symptoms or indications that they are infected should get tested. Net-net, everybody is wary about the weeks to come. I guess the future will tell… Today on display is something completely different. No, this is not a worn-down traffic junction, but these road markings are an art project. They are a tribute to Marcel Broothaers. De gustibus et coloribus non est disputandum – Ghent, Belgium