Chinanews.com, October 13th. According to the "Central News Agency" report, the new crown epidemic in Belgium has recently increased. In the past week, an average of more than 4,000 new cases have been added every day. The infection rate per 100,000 inhabitants is the second highest in Europe. Possibility.

Data map: On May 18, local time, the Brugerit Zoo in Belgium opened. Tourists wore masks to enter the park to watch flamingos.

  According to the latest data from the Belgian National Institute of Health, during the week from October 2 to 8, the country saw an average of 4,154 new cases per day, a significant increase of 89% from the previous week.

According to the latest statistics from the European Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Belgium's infection rate has risen to 405 cases per 100,000 population in the past 14 days, second only to the Czech Republic with 493 cases, ranking second among the most affected countries in Europe.

  Belgian virologist Steven Van Gucht said at a government briefing on the outbreak on the 12th that the number of confirmed cases in Belgium is "disturbingly" rising.

He said that at the current rate, it is possible to see more than 10,000 people infected in a single day this week.

  With the rapid increase in the number of infections, Belgian experts began to discuss whether the most severe measures might be taken again.

The "Brussels Times" reported that virologist Marc Van Ranst called for another set of measures to be taken if the government's latest policy fails to work actively. "The city cannot be ruled out again."

  The Belgian government, which took office in early October, announced on the 6th that the austerity prevention measures for the next month will include reducing the number of close contacts per person per month to 3, and the upper limit of the number of family or private gatherings to 4 people.

The Brussels Region Government also announced that from October 8th, cafes, bars, and sports clubs must be closed for one month, but restaurants can be open as usual.

  This wave of epidemic in Belgium is heating up rapidly. In the past, the main infected population was young people, but now the number of cases in people aged 30 to 70 has also increased significantly. Another worry is that the number of hospitalized patients is also increasing.

  According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, so far, Belgium has confirmed a total of 165,880 cases and 10,211 people have died.