21 July, three Chiro Flanders youth camps were canceled in West Flanders and Antwerp because 11 leaders were found to be infected. The new cases were amongst others reported in Houthalen, Melle, Lokeren, Mere, Lede, Tildonk and Poppel. Covid-19 : "La Belgique est la Sillicon Valley des vaccins" ... Kenza Andreze-Louison, Miss Guadeloupe : "Lorsque j’ai une idée en tête, j’ai du mal à la lâcher" Visiter le site. visits are limited to 30 minutes). [28], As of 3 March, six further cases were confirmed, making a total of 14 cases. The yearly one week school holiday around carnival lasted from 22 February until 1 March 2020. [70], On 30 March, it was announced that because of the high burden on some hospitals in the provinces of Limburg and Hainaut, a dispersal plan for ICU patients had been activated. Les musées confinés se réveillent au son du violoncelle de Camille Thomas . [96], Late in the evening on 12 March, after a meeting of the National Security Council, the Belgian government moved into the federal phase of crisis management, and ordered the closure of schools, discos, cafes and restaurants, and the cancellation of all public gatherings for sporting, cultural or festive purposes from Friday 13 March at midnight onwards. Visitors to a pub have to wear face coverings at least until they have found a seat. [146][147] On 16 March, De Standaard reported that De Block had blundered by ordering all 5 million masks from a single company (M.O.S.S.A. Diagnosed cases are an underestimate of the real number by a factor of between 5 and 10 according to Professor Marc Van Ranst. Apr Sep On 30 October, new figures showed that Belgium had the highest infection rate in Europe. Last 15 days, On 2 February, nine Belgian nationals living in Hubei were repatriated on an evacuation flight landing at Melsbroek Air Base close to Brussels, before being transferred to the Military Hospital of Neder-Over-Heembeek where they underwent a 14-day quarantine and were tested for infection with the virus. [156][157], In Belgium, the organisation of care homes falls under the regional authorities. [95] Schools remained open but are advised to cancel both trips abroad and multi-day excursions in general. Politique de cookies - [100] Earlier, the governor of West Flanders had complained about Dutch and French citizens coming to Belgium for tourism or shopping,[101] while mayors of municipalities close to the border with the Netherlands such as Paul Van Miert of Turnhout urged their Dutch counterparts to request their national authorities in the Netherlands to implement similar measures as in Belgium, to stop Belgian citizens going to Dutch cafés or restaurants. [120][121][122][123][specify], Experts and authorities also used the media to express themselves throughout the crisis, either to reproach citizens organising or taking part in so-called 'lockdown or corona parties',[124] or otherwise to give their point of view. Individuals are required to stay in their homes from 11.30 pm to 6 am. Participez, commentez et partager avec Franceinfo en temps réel ! Jul Aug In the period between 17 and 21 March it became clear that the province of Limburg was a hotspot for the coronavirus where the incidence grew much faster compared to the rest of the country: while on 17 March the incidence in Limburg was 1.5 times the average incidence for the country, this had already increased to 1.9 times the average incidence on 21 March. [177], Belgian authorities however defend their strategy for being the most transparent and the most detailed method,[176] even if it results in numbers that are "sometimes overestimated". Nevertheless, the number of hospitalised coronavirus patients had continued to remain at a low level. This was due to underreporting by a lab in the province. 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[249] On 29 March the province of Liège even became the second worst affected province in Belgium after Limburg. Actualisé le 18 Décembre 2020 toujours en vigueur. [98], On 17 March, the National Security Council decided to take additional measures, based on the spread of COVID-19 in Belgium and on recommendations of experts. [148] On 20 March, a shipment from China of 5 million masks arrived at the airport of Bierset, but these were surgical masks and not the type of respirators required to protect the medical staff. [127], While the COVID-19 was already spreading to all regions of Italy in late February, the Belgian government has been criticised for its lack of action. [33][34] Steven Van Gucht of the Scientific Committee predicted that in the worst-case scenario the epidemic would cause 13,000 virus infections, with 2,000 to 3,000 hospitalisations and 500 to 700 patients in intensive care. The deaths number by province is non-official and based on very partial data. [109], While the number of tests capped at 3,500 and 4,500 a day, an increase in stocks of the required materials[further explanation needed] was announced early April by the Federal Minister Philippe De Backer, to improve the testing capacity to 10,000 tests a day. Coronavirus - La Martinique et la Guadeloupe repassent en zone orange Publié le 10-12-20 à 21h56 à BRUXELLES (Belgique) Le ministère des Affaires étrangères belge a pris la décision de reclasser la Guadeloupe et la Martinique en zone orange et non plus rouge. ), Tests and new confirmed cases per day in Belgium Jun Check in en ligne. [181] For example, between 5 March and 5 April, Belgium reported 2,373 COVID-19 deaths with the excess mortality being estimated around 3,000. The number of testing was now much increased. Belgium had then passed the milestone of 100,000 confirmed coronavirus infections. Depuis le début de la pandémie de COVID-19, la France compte aujourd'hui plus de 2 427 300 cas confirmés, parmi eux 8524 cas en Guadeloupe (Dont 154 décès) et 1071 cas dans les îles du Nord (dont 10 décès). The restrictions were eased on some points. [12] Such differences in methods of counting complicate any attempt to compare death rates in different countries. Oct [87] At that time the possibility of further infections could not be ruled out. of counting caused the reported COVID-19 death toll in Belgium to be closer to the excess mortality figures, compared to other countries. [105], On 6 March, Federal Minister of Public Health Maggie De Block criticised EU governments for blocking the export of medical masks at a time when global stocks were decreasing, asserting that they were acting against the spirit of the European Union. [41] The Flemish Agency for Care and Health advised the school not to close down. La France a toutefois annoncé jeudi un déconfinement progressif à partir du 15 décembre. The actual number of infections is estimated to be much higher than the number of cases confirmed by a laboratory test. E.g. Les passagers en provenance de ces deux destinations ne seront dès lors plus soumis à l’obligation de quarantaine à leur retour en Belgique, signale-t-elle sur son site internet jeudi. [130] Zorgnet Icuro,[131] an umbrella organisation in the field of health care and care for the elderly, requested the Flemish Minister for Public health Wouter Beke to take stronger actions with respect to visitor access at retirement homes in Flanders. Secretary of State Zuhal Demir urged the Turkish community in Limburg to abide by the quarantine measures. Tantôt imprégné d’africanité puis d’indianité, le mélange des saveurs de la gastronomie locale se déguste aussi bien dans des petits « lolos » que dans des établissements reconnus par … ), Confirmed new cases per day by region [178] According to Steven Van Gucht, responsible for the reporting strategy, the suspected deaths are being counted as COVID-19 deaths because not everyone can be tested[178] but said this way of counting saved lives by pointing to the dire situation the care homes were in. [13][14] First reports of the coronavirus disease started to appear in the Belgian media around 8 January. [15], The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[16][17] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll. On 1 June Belgium's Prince Joachim issued a public apology following news that he tested positive for COVID-19 after he attended a party in Spain, in violation of the country's lockdown.[79]. Dec [168], In April, Belgium had very high mortality figures, the highest death rate from COVID-19 in the world at that time. Dès janvier 2020, cet antiviral est identifié comme option médicamenteuse à évaluer contre la Covid-19 [2], sur la base de données sur son activité in vitro et in vivo sur les coronavirus MERS-CoV et SARS-CoV [5], [18]. Working at home - if possible - was encouraged to control the breakout. Upon reaching their expiration date in 2018, minister of health Maggie De Block decided to destroy and not replace 6 million face masks. [citation needed], As of 25 June, the Belgian authorities had reported 61,007 confirmed cases, with a total of 9,726 deaths and at least 17,688 discharged patients. Total cases in Belgium (cumulative) [103], On 27 March, the National Security Council and the governments decided to extend the measures until 19 April (end of the Easter vacation). [248], Sciensano started to publish statistics per province starting 18 March. 5,000 tests daily begin April. 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En raison de la COVID-19, certains services et inclusions (à l’aéroport, en vol et à destination) peuvent être réduits ou indisponibles. [42] A retirement home in Gooik stopped receiving visitors after discovering that one of its employees could have been in contact with the coronavirus, a precaution[43] the Flemish Agency for Care and Health qualified as inappropriate and "excessive". [197], Attempts to predict the progress of the coronavirus spread with compartmental models are undertaken at Ghent University (Prof Jan M. Baetens)[198] and Hasselt University (Prof Niel Hens). Ils doivent toutefois remplir le formulaire de localisation du passager (Passenger Locator Form) dans les 48 heures avant leur arrivée en Belgique. L’agence propose un point épidémiologique quotidien, qui comprend les chiffres-clés nationaux. With people who are not part of your bubble, safety distance had to be respected. [68], The additional number of people reported as having tested positive for the novel coronavirus peaked on 28 March compared to the previous days. [208][209] Eventually around mid-April, two Belgian companies specialised in workwear and interiors for cars, announced they will together start producing surgical masks and FFP2 respirators.[210]. [162] Meanwhile, several homes got hit hard with dozens of deaths, and up 90% of the residents and inhabitants being infected. Suivez en direct toute l'actualité 'Guadeloupe' : vivez l'info en live, en images et en vidéos. [167][12], Unlike most neighbouring countries (the Netherlands, France, Germany and the UK), the Belgian authorities were initially not willing to provide information or statistics on where the cases are located, beyond statistics for each region: Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia. [182] According to professor Yves Van Laethem, Belgium uses the approach recommended by the World Health Organisation and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, which congratulated Belgium for choosing this approach. Beginning of October the average number of daily new infections had risen to 1440. [158], After the closure, the sector requested more protective equipment, more training and guidelines for caretakers on how to handle infected patients, and more tests. The numbers of new cases, deaths and tests are still incomplete for this day. [240] As of 5 April, Sciensano reported a total of 3,986 discharged patients since the 15 March. [137], Some media made positive criticism, such as the Financial Times who praised Belgium for its handling of the coronavirus crisis,[138] claiming Belgium had shown that "a fragmented country" could still produce a clear response to the pandemic – by taking decisive actions earlier than other countries – and pointing out the daily briefings are not held by politicians but by scientific experts and spokespersons. Tout le fil info. [165], On 10 April, about 40% of all COVID-19 deaths in Belgium occurred in care homes. [174][175] Some doctors complained that deaths caused by other pathologies and causes have been lumped into the COVID-19 category. À ne pas confondre avec le nombre de nouvelles personnes admises qui est donné ci-dessous. Charte des médias, Tour de France : résultats et classements. Cafes and restaurants were allowed to be open as of 8 June. [237] The number of recovered people who were tested positive but not admitted to hospital remains unknown as there is no follow-up on these cases. [44], On 4 March, the European Defence Agency (EDA) confirmed that a staff member had tested positive for coronavirus, marking the first confirmed case in the agencies of the European Union. [107] On 16 March, the Chinese Alibaba foundation donated half a million surgical masks and 30 000 test kits, as a result of the intervention by King Philippe and with the support of the Walloon Export and Foreign Investment Agency (AWEX). ", "What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic? ", "Burgemeester Maingain neemt maatregel tegen coronavirus, De Block reageert: "Volledig disproportioneel, "Verrassend dat niet alle scholen hetzelfde doen", "Zeg alles af, of we stevenen op Italiaanse toestanden af", Coronavirus: Phase 2 maintained, transition to the federal phase and additional measures, "Controles aan Belgische grenzen om Nederlanders te weren, ook in Ardennen maatregelen", "Burgemeester van Turnhout aan Nederlandse collega's: stop "horecatoerisme'"", "People arriving in Belgium quarantined for a fortnight", "Measures to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus to remain in force until at least 19 April", "Verlenging van de maatregelen t.e.m. [35] In a later interview van Gucht refined his opinion, adding that 70% of the population (approximately 8 million persons) could become infected. It was strongly disapproved by Minister President of Flanders Jan Jambon who called it detrimental to the spread of the virus. [59] The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen informed the entire staff that seven of their colleagues had tested positive, six of them in Belgium. C’est eux notamment qui prennent en charge les malades pour les emmener à l’hôpital. On 11 March the care homes were closed for all visitors in Wallonia and Brussels, and a day later in Flanders. Aug [199] Professor Barbé at the Free University of Brussels-VUB uses a first order differential equation with two proxy variables. [202][specify], In an effort to alleviate the hand sanitiser shortage in Belgium, several Belgian companies started to make alcohol[203] or to manufacture hand sanitisers themselves, like the pharmaceutical company Janssen Pharmaceutica,[204] the brewing company AB InBev[205] and the Sugar refinery of Tienen,[206] reaching a total of 1 million liters of gel and ending the shortage in the country. Efforts to address the coronavirus outbreak in Belgium are managed by the nine federal and regional health ministers, Maggie De Block (Open VLD, federal government), Wouter Beke (CD&V, Flemish Community), Christine Morreale [fr] (PS, French Community), Antonios Antoniadis [de] (SP, German-speaking Community), Bénédicte Linard [fr] (Ecolo, French Community), Valérie Glatigny [fr] (MR, French Community), Alain Maron [fr] (Ecolo, Brussels), Elke Van den Brandt [nl] (Groen, Brussels) and Barbara Trachte [fr] (Ecolo, Brussels),[88] with the support of: On 29 January, Belgium issued a travel notice advising against non-essential flights to China, Hong Kong excluded, with some travel companies cancelling all flights to China. Conditions générales de vente - People could only go to a restaurant within their family and within the bubble. [53], On 10 March, the total number of confirmed cases was 267. The peak occurred because more persons were being tested and because a major Walloon laboratory that had not reported any cases up to that point then belatedly reported 500 additional cases from a past period. On 28 July, in response to a flare-up in Antwerp, measures are being tightened locally. The dates are to be understood as follows: cases: date of diagnosis (or when not available, date of reporting); tested: date of laboratory diagnosis (or when not available, date of sampling). Companies were advised to have their personnel work from home as much as possible and allow flexible working times to allow a better spread of public transport use throughout the day. Tourisme : les Antilles redoutent une « saison blanche » suite au Covid-19 Depuis huit mois, les départements d’outre-mer sont privés de leur moteur économique, le tourisme. [159][160] On Wednesday 1 April, the government finally promised to also provide more tests to the care homes by the end of the week. [22] The patient, an asymptomatic 54-year-old male, was then transferred to the Saint Peter's Hospital in Brussels, one of the two referral centres in the country. Causing an underreporting of around 3000 deaths.