Latest figures from the Sciensano national health institute show that Covid-19 patients in Belgian hospitals have fallen below 1,000 for the first time since 19 June. Also, the number of patients in intensive care has decreased by 23%, with 68 patients staying in intensive care. A total of 1,947 infections were reported per day between …
From next week, Brussels-Capital Region will also open a new telephone information number dedicated to all questions regarding the virus, following a similar initiative in Flanders. In French, Dutch, and English, people who have questions or want more information about the monkeypox virus can contact 02/214.19.29 from Monday 22 August. “Questions about this epidemic, the …
School absenteeism exploded during the 2021-2022 school year, with 63,939 pupils reporting at least nine half-days of unjustified absence, the threshold at which schools must inform the Right to Education Service (SDI) of the pupil’s absence, according to statistics published by the Belgian newspaper La Libre Belgique on August 10. Compared to 2020, when 49,993 …
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Science institute Sciensano has released the latest figures on the Coronavirus pandemic in Belgium. The number of new infections with COVID-19, hospitalizations, and deaths have fallen. During the week of 30 July to 4 August, 2,900 new Coronavirus cases were confirmed each day. Over the previous 7 days, there were 27% fewer positive PCR results …
There is an impending shortage of Ozempic due to people using it to lose weight, so Belgian doctors are urged not to prescribe it to people without diabetes. Patients with type 2 diabetes use Ozempic to regulate their blood sugar levels – but it also helps them lose weight, according to the president of the …
In a ruling released Thursday (Aug 4), Belgian food safety authorities ordered several more varieties of Haagen-Dazs ice cream withdrawn from sale after a banned contaminant was discovered in the vanilla flavoring. In a company inspection last month, Belgian officials found the potentially carcinogenic compound ethylene oxide (ETO) in Haagen-Dazs’ vanilla variety. AFSCA has expanded …
Based on the tariff plans drawn up by the water companies for 2023-2028, drinking water will cost up to 20% more in the next six years. The Flemish Environment Agency has yet to approve the project, but tariff plans submitted by the companies, seen by VTM News, indicate that water will indeed become more expensive. …
There is an orange alert in place for five regions (Ardèche, Drôme, Gard, Pyrénées-Orientales, and Vaucluse) due to the current heatwave in the south of France.Temperatures in these regions will reach 38°C on Monday, with a high of 39°C in the Gard region. On Wednesday, Météo France forecasts a national average peak of 35°C, with …
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Chairman Pakistan Hi Tech Hybrid Seed Association(PHHSA) Shahzad Ali Malik on Sunday said that Chinese breeding innovation and technology helping PAK Farmers to cultivate high return, sickness safe new rice assortments for exports. speaking to a delegation of farmers led by Shafique Ur Rehman here today, he said Chinese enterprises and research institutes that evolved …