China News Service, March 13. According to the Brussels Times, the Belgian National Crisis Centre reported on the 13th that 153 new cases of new coronary pneumonia were diagnosed in Belgium and a total of 556 were diagnosed.
On March 11, local time, a nurse collected a nasal swab at a new coronavirus detection site at the Central Hospital of Liege, Belgium.
According to Professor Gucht of the Belgian National Crisis Centre, the number of confirmed diagnoses in Belgium will continue to increase in the next few days. "We need to avoid that our healthcare system will have to cope with overload situations because the peaks of overload come too quickly," he added, "if everyone follows these measures and cooperates, we will Can save lives. "
As of March 11, three Belgians have died of new crown pneumonia. Belgian caretaker Cabinet Prime Minister Wilmes announced after the National Security Conference on the evening of the 12th that all schools in Belgium will be closed from the 13th to April 3rd; all recreational public events will be cancelled; bars, restaurants, etc. ; Supermarkets and pharmacies can be open at all times, while other "non-essential" commercial establishments are closed on weekends.