6 November 2020: The number of patients treated in hospitals is up, but new infections edge lower…

6 November 2020: Update from Belgium on The Corona Pandemic – The number of patients being treated for Covid-19 in critical care has risen to 1,412, but the number of people testing positive for coronavirus is falling. Other encouraging news is that scientists at Oxford in England are in the final stretch of the development of a vaccine.  Belgium’s lead virologist, Stephen Van Gucht announced that the first vaccination campaign could start in the period between March and June.That is a long way to go but as a minimum there is a glimmer of hope at the horizon. Whilst most of us are sheltering at home the 2020 presidential election saga continues… The most mind-blowing event was the address President Trump made yesterday claiming that if you only count the legal votes, he easily won the elections. During his address to the nation he probably broke his own record for most dangerous lies in one speech. I’m looking at it in disbelief, but it doesn’t stop me from searching for beauty in the ugly in my hometown – Citadelpark, Ghent, Belgium.