Cliquez ici pour remplir le formulaire. [220][specify], Belgian companies suffer from the corona crisis, such as producers of fries who reported a drop in demand for potato specialities. Dec Sep Individuals are required to stay in their homes from 11.30 pm to 6 am. Cases and hospitalisations: data collected by. Trouvez la propriété idéale sur Homelidays - site leader des locations de vacances +2 millions de propriétés +19 millions d'avis Paiement en ligne sécurisé the national public health institute of Belgium (. Coronavirus Vous pouvez trouver des informations importantes sur les voyages pendant la pandémie de Covid-19 sur la page d'accueil de ce site.. A leur retour ou arrivée en Belgique, étant donné le passage en zone orange, les voyageurs en provenance de Martinique et de Guadeloupe ne sont donc plus soumis à l’obligation de quarantaine. [83], On 17 September, at least 77 youngsters from West Flanders tested positive for COVID-19 after a holiday in the Portuguese resort of Albufeira. As of 3 April 92 % of the fatalities in Belgium were 65 years of age and older, 0.6 % were younger than 45 years and 58 % were men. It lasted 1 month. [144] On 15 March De Standaard newspaper reported that the masks had not been delivered on time,[145] and the following day De Block announced that her department's order of 5 million masks might have involved fraud. Oct ", "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. [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. [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. [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. 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. While Belgium had been struggling to form a new federal government since the elections of 26 May 2019, the coronavirus pandemic sparked new debate on the ongoing formation, as the actual minority caretaker government Wilmès I wouldn't have all the ability to tackle the coronavirus crisis and its consequences. [195], Studies conducted by Vrije Universiteit Brussel on patients that were being treated for small procedures and who did not have COVID-19 symptoms, showed that approximately 8 % had an infection in the lungs and were infected with the coronavirus,[196] confirming the suspicion that many people are infected with the coronavirus without knowing and as herd immunity would prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Approximately 20 patients out of those 399 were being treated in intensive care. [12][169], Steven Van Gucht from Sciensano explained this was partly due to a difference in counting, compared to other countries. [149][150] Hospitals such as the Centre Hospitalier Interrégional Edith Cavell (CHIREC) reported that they were in dire need of protective masks. Stricter social distancing measures were imposed from noon the following day until 5 April, with non-essential travel prohibited, non-essential shops to close, gatherings banned, with penalties for corporate and individual persons who failed to comply with the restrictions. [214] Those discussions however were inconclusive as Bart De Wever (N-VA) wanted to be the new Prime Minister[215] and as PS and MR refused to nominate new Prime Minister and Ministers, arguing it would be a waste of time. (Data from the last two days still have to be consolidated by Sciensano. Pour pouvoir accéder aux Antilles françaises, les passagers devront présenter, lors de l’embarquement, les résultats d’un test RT-PCR négatif effectué 72 heures avant le vol. [62], On 26 March, Sciensano published a map that showed that the highest recorded concentrations of infections were found in Alken and Sint-Truiden (Limburg) and Quévy and Honnelles (Hainaut). This was due to underreporting by a lab in the province. Vous devrez rester confiné si vous avez des symptômes (fièvre, toux, difficultés respiratoires). This was only the third time the infection of a companion animal by its human companion had been reported worldwide. [219], Following the containment measures of the federal government, many Belgian businesses had to shut down temporarily or have reduced staff numbers at work, resulting in 1.25 million people on temporary unemployment. [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. [168], In April, Belgium had very high mortality figures, the highest death rate from COVID-19 in the world at that time. Ils doivent toutefois remplir le formulaire de localisation du passager (Passenger Locator Form) dans les 48 heures avant leur arrivée en Belgique. [119], The Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès addressed citizens twice via a web video, taking stock of the situation. Il est important de souligner que le call center traite les situations d’urgence à l’étranger. [240] As of 5 April, Sciensano reported a total of 3,986 discharged patients since the 15 March. [87] At that time the possibility of further infections could not be ruled out. Le ministère des Affaires étrangères belge a pris la décision de reclasser la Guadeloupe et la Martinique en zone orange et non plus rouge. Jusqu’à présent, il fallait un motif impérieux de déplacement pour s’y rendre. [56] Two more patients died on the same day, one aged 73, and one of 86 who died in Sint-Genesius-Rode. Belgium is among the countries with the highest number of COVID-19 deaths per head of population in the world. The actual number of infections is estimated to be much higher than the number of cases confirmed by a laboratory test. [24][25] Fifteen of them were allowed to travel back to Belgium on 28 February and the remainder on 5 March, without having been tested for the coronavirus upon arrival. Experts like Marc Wathelet, a virologist specialised in coronaviruses, urged for strict prevention measures, affirming that the Belgian federal minister of health Maggie De Block was underestimating the danger[128] and Professor in microbiology Herman Goossens of the UZA [nl] in Antwerp, called for wider screening for the virus. The youngest fatality overall in Belgium was a 12-year-old girl[242][243] while the oldest person to die was 104 years. Apr [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. vof), a consultancy firm that had no track record in the medical field and was owned by Mahmut Öz, a Belgo-Turkish politician from her own political affiliation. On 18 September, a total of 260 patients were receiving hospital care due to COVID-19, compared to almost 7,000 at the peak of the epidemic. In mid-October 2020, 26 people working at the Doel Nuclear Power Station tested positive for COVID-19. Sep In the period between 7 and 27 March the number of confirmed cases doubled on average every 3.7 days (20.9 % daily increase). (Data from the last two days still have to be consolidated by Sciensano. [111], On 7 April, a Group of Experts for an Exit Strategy (GEES), led by Erika Vlieghe and composed of 10 scientists, economists and top managers, was set up to advise the National Security Council on the restart of the country. Care organisations accused the minister of losing 3 weeks time, and being very late with an emergency plan. [47] Of the 50 people then infected one had recovered, 48 were quarantined in their homes and one person was being treated in the Sint-Pietersziekenhuis. COVID-19 : informations sur vos livraisons. [82] Belgian virologist Marc Van Ranst advocated against easing and in favour of stricter measures, calling the situation in Belgium on 15 September a recipe for disaster. [152], On 7 March, Marc Van Ranst confirmed Belgium was facing a shortage of reagents to do widespread COVID-19 testing, and the laboratory reference (National Reference Centre)[153] at the UZ Leuven was therefore forced to apply a triage system and to limit the number of tests. Apr [232][specify] Belgian researchers at the Royal Observatory of Belgium noticed a drop of the background noise on the seismic data that could be the result of transport networks and other human activities being shut down. [65] While the high incidence in Honnelles could be linked to an outbreak in a centre for disabled people, the mayor of Quévy had no idea what caused the large outbreak in her municipality but complained of the lack of communication and protective equipment. ), Confirmed new cases per day by region the Risk Assessment Group (RAG) presided by Sciensano; the Risk Management Group (RMG) led by Paul Pardon MD; the Scientific Committee for Coronavirus (Steven Van Gucht. La France a toutefois annoncé jeudi un déconfinement progressif à partir du 15 décembre. Every day, the latest developments on the epidemiological situation in Belgium are reported, with the new figures of confirmed cases, hospitalised patients and deaths, as well as general explanations and forecasts, or reminders of the need to respect the social distancing measures. 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). 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].