half of The people infected by the coronavirus have less than 40 years old, "says Baudouin Catry of the Institute of health Sciensano in" Het Journaal ". "We also find that a lot of the new people who are now infected were between 20 and 29 years. It is to this group protect themselves, and certainly to protect the vulnerable people among us, the elderly, and people with defense reduced. It is now incumbent on all to take care of each other. This is the case for the country as a whole, not for a specific region. "

This Sunday, the data Sciensano showed that in Brussels, the figures have increased over the last two days. In the province of Antwerp, the average number of infections with the coronavirus decreases for the first time in 17 days. Catry stresses that these figures should be confirmed in the coming days.