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Phillipe Devos, president of the Belgian Confederation of Health Unions, told a local media that there is a possibility that within ten days the remaining intensive capacity of the hospitals will be filled with patients with symptoms of severe infection, despite the fact that several patients were transferred to Germany for treatment. . Devos also said healthcare workers are unhappy that the government may have taken steps to expand capacity since March, but has not done so so far.
The goal would have been that the doctors did not have to decide who to save. Hospital bioethics committees are already addressing this issue
– said Phillipe Devos, emphasizing that they would prefer to receive guidance from the government on this matter.
In Belgium, new restrictions came into effect on Monday morning. Under stricter rules, stores that offer non-essential products must close, only grocery stores and pharmacies can remain open. It is no longer possible to sell products in supermarkets that are not considered vital.
The measures also require the closure of all service providers whose work involves direct physical contact.
The Belgian leadership does not close the country’s borders, but traveling abroad is not recommended. The population must keep social relations to a minimum. In Belgium, bars and restaurants, cinemas, theaters and concert halls and gyms, including saunas and swimming pools, have been closed since the beginning of October. Distance education is only allowed for lower and upper secondary students until November 15, and in the case of higher education, distance education will continue until mid-December.
In a country with a population of 11.5 million, the proportion of new infections rose 14 percent last week, with more than 15,500 coronavirus infections reported by health authorities on average daily. The number of deaths per epidemic has increased 1.5 times in the last seven days compared to the statistics of the previous week.
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