Coronavirus: return of the orange code in Belgium? The opinion of Steven Van Gucht
The alert transmitted in the columns of the Flemish daily De Morgen by infectious disease specialist Erika Vlieghe and KUL virologist Marc Van Ranst may have surprised some.
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youn return to code orange for the covid barometer? The alert triggered in the columns of the Flemish daily From Morgan by infectious disease specialist Erika Vlieghe and KUL virologist Marc Van Ranst may have surprised some. This should be seen as a final warning shot from the Gems experts, those who have been advising the government for two years in its fight against the virus. The group will be dissolved by the end of this week but it has left a final report on the table at the corona police station for the members of the Consultation Committee. This report is not public, but we have been confirmed by several sources that it encourages the authorities to consider returning to code orange at the next meeting on April 22. At least if the health situation does not improve by then.
Questioned by our colleagues from Sudinfo, Steven Van Gucht wants to be reassuring. “This Gems review was written on March 28. At that time, all the numbers for the epidemic were on the rise, and indeed they were in danger of pushing us past certain thresholds. But since then, we have seen a reassuring sign.
Indeed, the numbers have been falling for several days. Which suggests that the peak would be behind us. “It is quite possible, we very much hope so in any case, that the peak of new hospitalizations has passed, but this remains to be confirmed” also gave the spokesperson.
It remains to be seen the situation on April 22, the date of the next Codeco.