The number of new infections in the sars coronavirus during the period of July 9 to 15, increased by 61 % compared to the previous week (from 1 to 8 July), said Sunday Sciensano. Although the number of cases increases, it is not generalized to other indicators, such as number of hospitalizations or deaths.

" What is worrying is that this increase is due mainly to a population of dynamic, young, who move around a lot and that is not going to directly translate into number of hospitalizations is high. But it's still a tank that is growing and which has the potential to spread rapidly in the population, " explains the virologist Emmanuel André to the quick.