During the various church services, it was prayed by Flemish people that people become more careful. The second corona wave has now come very close and can hardly be stopped. Too many people think the virus is on vacation just like her, but nothing could be further from the truth. It hits harder than the first wave with super spreaders as a result. A super spreader can be traced in the corona tests. The share of super dispersers is greater in this corona wave than in the March outbreak wave.

Antwerp should be completely locked

In his view, if it is up to Dirk Devroey, professor of general practice and vice dean at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), a complete lockdown for Antwerp is the only solution to combat the second wave of the coronavirus. More than 55 percent of the new infections in Flanders come from the district of Antwerp.

Devroey thinks the decision by the Antwerp provincial crisis cell to limit the contact bubble to ten people for four weeks is a good decision, but it should apply to the entire country. Antwerp should be completely locked. Devroey regrets that a local lockdown will be bad for the economy.

“You don't weigh a human life in euros. Indecision costs more for the image, abroad as well as to its own citizens, ”says Dirk Devroey in a reaction in the Nieuwsblad.

While on the European map the sub-region of Flanders turns orange, which indicates that travel is recommended if absolutely necessary, on the app of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs the travel advice for Belgium remains yellow. So it is unclear for tourists what to use as truth when booking a holiday in Flanders.