Viral diplomacy? Belgium restricts the entry of Hungarians, while our indicators are better



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According to the Belgian Ministry of Health, Belgium requires mandatory quarantine and virus testing for those from high-risk countries.

In addition to Hungary, the list of countries with high epidemiological risk includes certain regions of Andorra, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Spain and Great Britain, as well as Denmark, Finland, Malta and Romania.

However, the logic of the measure is difficult to understand. the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) Only today

improved the epidemiological classification of Belgium on Tuesday. It was light orange in color, which meant it was epidemiologically risky but less serious in terms of infection.

The reason for the classification valid as of September 1 is that the number of infected people per 100,000 inhabitants fell below 60, to 56.1 in the country of about 11.5 million people.

At the same time, the same figure for Hungary is 18.2, that is, less than a third of the current infection rate in Belgium.

The move may be much more related to the Belgian National Institute of Public Health, according to a report released Tuesday.

its infection rate continues to decline, while the Hungarian index is currently on an upward trend.

In Belgium an average of 431 people tested positive for the virus last week, a 12 percent drop compared to the previous week. The number of hospital admissions fell 41 percent to an average of 14.4 per day. Actually 243 are the number of people cared for, 71 of them receive intensive care. Both show a significant decrease.

The average daily number of deaths from the disease was 4, 44 percent less than the previous week. So far, 9,895 have been victims of the epidemic and 85,236 people have registered in Belgium since its inception.



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