9 April 2020 Update From A Locked Down Ghent

487 new patients were admitted to the hospital in the last 24 hours, and 524 new people have also been discharged, bringing the total number of people in the hospital at the moment to 5,688. For the first time, the number of patients in hospitals has decreased, which is good news. However, the burden is still very heavy, and the number of people in intensive care is still increasing a little. Most precarious now is the situation in the residential care centres. The current measures to control the spread of Covid19 are as a minimum in force until 19 April. If they will extend beyond that date is not yet known. One thing is for sure we will need to practice social distancing even when the strict measures in place are lifted and empty streets and squares will remain the new normal for a while – Stay Safe, Stay Healthy – Vrijdagsmarkt, Ghent, Belgium