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Belgium unveils plans to reopen all shops and schools within three weeks as India also begins easing world’s largest lockdown Belgium, Europe’s biggest death toll per capita, sketched out exit strategy India started relaxing lockdown of 1.3billion citizens to fire up flagging economy It jars with approach in Britain where the government deflects calls for … Read more
Half of all coronavirus deaths in Belgium are taking place in nursing homes, figures have revealed. Belgium has so far reported 33,573 confirmed cases including 4,440 deaths. Of these total fatalities, 46 per cent were in nursing homes, the latest data showed. It comes as the the country’s stay-at-home order was extended until at least … Read more
Woman, 90, dies from coronavirus in Belgium after refusing a ventilator and telling doctors: ‘I had a good life, keep this for the younger’ Suzanne Hoylaerts, 90, was hospitalised after suffering respiratory issues She selflessly refused a ventilator and died from COVID-19 two days later It comes amid a global shortage of ventilators during the … Read more
A 12-year-old girl Belgian girl confirmed infected with the coronavirus has become the youngest person in Europe to die from the disease. Fatality at such a young age ‘is a very rare occurrence,’ said government spokesman Dr Emmanuel Andre, adding that her death ‘shook us’. The girl had had a fever for three days before … Read more
Woman passes on coronavirus to her pet CAT: Belgium’s public health body says vets found infection a week after owner came down with it A Belgian virologist said a coronavirus infection ‘has been determined in a cat’ He said it was an ‘isolated case’ and that the virus had spread from person to cat It … Read more
Europeans appear to be developing an MDMA habit according to a new study that analyzed wastewater for drug metabolites and biomarkers. The study, conducted by the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), found that there was six times more MDMA residue in wastewater samples collected in 2019 compared to 2011. The samples came from … Read more
Subway passenger wearing coronavirus mask licks his hands and wipes them over bars on Belgium subway, forcing the train to be taken off service to be disinfected Video of the unidentified man on the Brussels subway was posted on 9 March He can be seen removing his mask, licking his hand and wiping it over … Read more
Irish pair are charged with human trafficking after 10 migrants including two children are found inside lorry carrying tyres in Belgium Two Irish men charged with suspected human trafficking of 10 Asian migrants Eight adults and two children were found in back of lorry near Ghent in Belgium NCA officers also conducted a raid in … Read more