Belgium - Coronavirus Covid-19 - 90,568 cases,?9,917 deaths?

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Belgian doctor says young coronavirus patients also getting ‘severely ill’

An emergency doctor treating patients of the coronavirus epidemic said several young people who had been hospitalised were getting “severely ill” despite having no underlying conditions.

Doctor Ignace Demeyer, who works at a hospital in Aalst said that that lung scans from young people admitted into the emergency ward were “nothing short of terrifying.”

“They all have the same complaints, they have been sick for a week so they stayed at home with the flu,” Demeyer said in a TV interview. “And then they report [to doctors] with complaints of dry cough and shortness of breath.”

When the presence of oxygen in their bloodstreams is checked, Demeyer said many exhibited very low saturation levels for their ages.

Demeyer said that the hospital was increasingly admitting patients between the ages of 30 and 50, which he said got “very ill” despite having “blank medical records.”

“They are people who do not smoke, who have no other conditions such as diabetes or heart failure,” Demeyer said, adding that doctors could “of course” still heal those patients but describing the situation as potentially life-threatening.

https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgiu...-severely-ill/

[Gert van der Hoek]

Belgium in "lockdown" from Wednesday afternoon

Belgium will set a "lockdown" from Wednesday to April 5 that will restrict people's freedom of movement to stem the spread of the coronavirus, Belgian television RTBF reported.

Belgians will only be allowed to visit supermarkets, pharmacies and banks or go outside for emergencies.

And go to work as long as you obey “social distancing” (h/t https://twitter.com/roelheymans)

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https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-ne...nfirmed-cases/

243 new people have tested positive for the new coronavirus (Covid-19), confirmed the FPS Public Health during a press conference on Wednesday.

133 of the newly infected people live in Flanders, 66 live in Wallonia, and 41 live in Brussels. The FPS does not have further information on the place of residence of 3 other people. The total number of cases in Belgium, since the beginning of the pandemic, is 1,486.

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Source: https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-ne...nfirmed-cases/

Coronavirus: Belgium reaches 1,795 confirmed cases
Thursday, 19 March 2020
309 new people have tested positive for the new coronavirus (Covid-19), confirmed the FPS Public Health during a press conference on Thursday.

145 of the newly infected people live in Flanders, 95 live in Wallonia, and 48 live in Brussels. The FPS does not have further information on the place of residence of 21 other people. The total number of cases in Belgium, since the beginning of the pandemic, is 1,795...

The total number of people admitted to hospital because of the coronavirus on Thursday is 634...
Of those patients, 130 are in the intensive care unit, an increase of 30 people in the last 24 hours...

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 21 patients have died..

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https://www.usnews.com/news/world/ar...est-daily-jump

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium recorded 16 new deaths on Thursday because of coronavirus, for a total of 37 in the country, the biggest daily rise since the beginning of the epidemic, a spokesman for the Belgian health ministry said on Friday.
The country added 462 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, bringing the total number of infected in the country to 2257.

Telework has become mandatory for all companies and social distancing measures must be implemented or companies will have to close and could be fined.

The spokesman said the coming days would be "extremely intense" because the number of patients in hospitals will continue to increase but that hospitals were ready to cope, with a total capacity of 1900 beds, at least at the beginning.

Belgium imposed lockdown measures on Wednesday to contain the spread of coronavirus.

[Gert van der Hoek]

558 new infections with Covid-19

On Friday, March 20, 558 new cases were reported. Of these, 292 live in Flanders, 200 in Wallonia and 50 in Brussels. We have no information about the whereabouts of the other 16 cases.

This brings the total number of confirmed infected persons to 2,815.

Furthermore, the situation is as follows:

• In hospitals, a total of 1089 patients were admitted. That is an increase of 299 patients in one day.
• In intensive care there are 238 patients in total, an increase of 58 patients in the past 24 hours.
• 263 patients have been discharged from the hospital and declared cured since March 13.
• A total of 67 deaths were reported, an increase of 30 in the past 24 hours.
Presentation of the figures (press conference).

We see an increase in the number of cases in our country, which will continue to persist in the coming days. The FPS Health reminds you of the importance of home isolation as soon as you are ill (fever, cough, breathing problems,…) and to contact your doctor directly by telephone. We also recommend that you follow the recommendations published on this website. In this way, everyone helps to slow down the epidemic and protect the most vulnerable among us.

https://www.info-coronavirus.be/nl/2...irus-covid-19/

[Gert van der Hoek]

586 new Covid-19 infections


On Saturday 21 March, 586 new cases were reported. 412 patients reside in Flanders, 99 in Wallonia and 70 in Brussels. We have no information about the place of residence of the other 5 cases.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 3.401 cases of Covid-19 infections have been detected.

Furthermore, the situation is as follows:

• • A total of 1380 patients have been admitted to hospital, an increase of 335 in the last 24 hours.
• • A total of 290 patients have been admitted to intensive care units, an increase of 52 in the last 24 hours.
• • Since 13 March, 340 patients have recovered and have been discharged from hospital.
• • A total of 75 people have died, an increase of 8 in the last 24 hours.

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https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-ne...nfirmed-cases/

342 new people have tested positive for the new coronavirus (Covid-19), confirmed the FPS Public Health during a press conference on Monday.

173 of the newly-infected people live in Flanders, 118 live in Wallonia, and 45 live in Brussels. The FPS does not have further information on the place of residence of 6 other people. The total number of cases in Belgium, since the beginning of the pandemic, is 3,743.

“It is once again important to underline that this number is an underestimation,” said professor Steven Van Gucht. “Only people with severe symptoms and health care workers are being tested,” he added.

The total number of people admitted to hospital because of the coronavirus on Monday is 1,643. “This is an increase of 290 patients in one day,” said professor Steven Van Gucht. Of those patients, 322 are in the intensive care unit.

“Unfortunately, 13 new people have died in the last 24 hours,” he said. This means that, since the beginning of the pandemic, 88 patients have died from the consequences of the virus in Belgium.

However, since 15 March, a total of 350 people have also been cured and discharged from the hospital.

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Coronavirus: Belgium death toll reaches 122
Tuesday, 24 March 2020


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Health authorities have recorded 34 new deaths linked to the new coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing the number of people who have died in Belgium since the beginning of the crisis to 122.

Over the past 24h, the number of hospitalisations increased to 1,859 (+256 patients), of which 381 are in intensive care, the FPS Public Health and the Crisis Centre said Tuesday during their daily report.
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https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgiu...l-reaches-122/

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https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-ne...nfirmed-cases/

526 new people have tested positive for the new coronavirus (Covid-19), confirmed the FPS Public Health during a press conference on Tuesday.

381 of the newly-infected people live in Flanders, 87 live in Wallonia, and 38 live in Brussels. The FPS does not have further information on the place of residence of 20 other people. The total number of cases in Belgium, since the beginning of the pandemic, is 4,269.

The total number of people admitted to hospital because of the coronavirus on Tuesday is 1,859. “This is an increase of 256 patients in one day,” said professor Steven Van Gucht. Of those patients, 381 are in the intensive care unit.

“Unfortunately, 34 more people passed away,” said Van Gucht. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 122 patients have died from the consequences of the virus in Belgium.

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https://uk.news.yahoo.com/belgium-sa...125436605.html


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Belgium says coronavirus peak still ahead



By Marine Strauss
Reuters26 March 2020Spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in BrusselsMore
By Marine Strauss

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The peak of Belgium's coronavirus infections still lies ahead, the health ministry said on Thursday, adding much will depend on how strictly people follow lockdown measures.

Belgium, a country of some 11.5 million people, has so far confirmed 6,235 coronavirus cases and reported 220 deaths due to the disease, which is now ravaging Europe after originating in China late last year.

The government will discuss on Friday whether to extend the lockdown, meant to curb the spread of the virus, beyond April 5.

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https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-ne...64-new-deaths/

In the last 24 hours, 1,850 new cases of infection by the coronavirus (Covid-19) have been confirmed in Belgium, according to the government crisis centre’s daily press conference.

The new cases bring the total to 9,134 confirmed cases in Belgium.

The new numbers were divided among the three regions: 823 (44%) in Flanders, 875 (47%) in Wallonia and 134 (7%) in Brussels. The sudden increase in cases in Wallonia – 875 today, up from 131 yesterday – was explained by the fact that one major testing centre was reporting cases, some 500 in all, not only from the last 24 hours but from the past several days.

That implies that figures from recent days, both overall and in relation to Wallonia in particular, have been distorted, and that the large increase reported today does not accurately reflect the daily evolution.

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https://www.urdupoint.com/en/world/n...um-877526.html

BRUSSELS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 29th March, 2020) Belgium confirmed 1,702 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, which brings the total number of infected people in the country to 10,836, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.

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https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireSt...eaths-69889393

BRUSSELS — Belgian authorities say a 12-year-old girl has died of the coronavirus, by far the youngest person among the more than 700 victims in the country.

Announcing the news Tuesday, national crisis-center coronavirus spokesman Emmanuel Andre said it is “an emotionally difficult moment, because it involves a child, and it has also upset the medical and scientific community.”

“We are thinking of her family and friends. It is an event that is very rare, but one which upsets us greatly,” Andre said. No details about the girl were provided.

He said that 98 people had died from the disease over the last 24 hours, bringing the total toll to 705 in a country of around 11.5 million people. More than 12,705 cases have been confirmed in total so far.

Andre said that Belgian authorities expect the spread of the disease to reach its peak in coming days, and that “we will arrive at a point where we’re close to saturation point at our hospitals.”

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12-year-old Belgian girl from Ghent dies from coronavirus: Europe's youngest victim

Published on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at 12:08 p.m. - Updated Tuesday March 31, 2020 at 5:12 pm

The FPS Public Health, as every day, took stock of the coronavirus epidemic in our country. Virologists have announced the death of a 12-year-old girl, the youngest European victim today.
After the painful deaths of Vitor, Portuguese, 14 , and Julie, French, 16 , the youngest deceased coronavirus victim identified in Europe is Belgian. " It is an emotionally very difficult moment because it affects a child and it also affects the medical and scientific community. We especially think of his family and loved ones ", commented, not without emotion, the inter-federal spokesperson Emmanuel Andr? at the daily press conference . "It is an event that is very rare but that upsets us, " he said. Steven Van Gucht, another spokesperson, said the 12-year-old girl died on Saturday."She tested positive for coronavirus. Within three days, her condition suddenly deteriorated due to a high fever and she died on Saturday," he said. Van Gucht said on the VTM television news that the girl was not suffering from an underlying disease. "This is what we know at the moment, but we are awaiting confirmations," he said.

Indeed, this death is an exception because young people are not the people most affected by the coronavirus. But neither are they naturally immune, and deaths can occur, too, in the younger age groups.

She hadn't been to school since March 13

The 12-year-old victim had not been to school since March 13, said the city of Ghent, where he was from. She had not had contact with the school team for three weeks.

The City of Ghent and its teachers express their sympathy and are in close contact with the girl's family to support them, we learned Tuesday afternoon. "We are asking everyone to give the family the peace and space they need to cope with this situation."

"It is particularly tragic. As a human being and a father, I am very deeply affected," said bourgmestre Mathias De Clercq (Open Vld). "Ghent and the whole country are united in immense pain. Our thoughts and sympathies go out to the family, to the De Harp school community. As a city, we will give them our full support during this extremely difficult period."

This little twelve-year-old Belgian is the youngest victim of the coronavirus in Belgium, but also in Europe. Last Sunday, Portugal announced the death of a young boy of fourteen, who however did not present any particular pathology before being contaminated by Covid-19. In France, a 16-year-old girl also died, affected by " an extremely rare severe form " of the virus.

https://www.lalibre.be/belgique/societe/une-fillette-belge-de-12-ans-decede-du-coronavirus-elle-est-la-plus-jeune-victime-europeenne-5e83168cd8ad58163193cf35