Health News
Wim Van Hooydonk Warnings and Updates – For the first time this summer, fewer than 1,000 Covid patients are in hospitals
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
Wim Van Hooydonk Warnings and Updates – Brussels opens info line on monkeypox from Monday
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
Wim Van Hooydonk Warnings and Updates – School absenteeism increased by 28% in 2021
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
Wim Van Hooydonk Warnings and Updates – COVID-19: Hospitalisations and deaths continue to fall
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
Wim Van Hooydonk Warning and Updates – Diabetes drug out of stock in Belgium as non-patients use it to lose weight
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
Wim Van Hooydonk Warning and Updates – Belgium recalls more Haagen-Dazs ice creams from sale
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released Thursday (Aug 4), Belgian food safety authorities ordered several more varieties of Haagen-Dazs ice cream withdrawn from sale after a banned contaminant was discovered in the vanilla flavoring.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
Wim Van Hooydonk Warning and Updates – Drinking water to become up to 20% more expensive in Belgium
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
Wim Van Hooydonk Warning and Updates – Will the heatwave in France reach Belgium?
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