However, Mr. Yves Van Laethem also said that at the present time, the spread of the new SARS-CoV-2 virus variant is somewhat slower due to the serious adherence of countries to anti-epidemic measures.
“We have the feeling that the health regulations are strictly followed. However, epidemiologically, it is only possible to know with certainty the results in the next 5 to 10 days when full statistics are available. took place in the world after the last holidays and New year holiday. At present, the results are relatively optimistic. “
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Belgium has recorded about 650,000 Covid-19 cases, of which nearly 20,000 were fatal. During the past week, the number of people infected with Covid-19 in Belgium tended to decrease with an average of 148 cases / day.