Experts across Belgium have started to come out with a fairly unified opinion in light of the increasing infection numbers in the country.
At this time, they cannot rule out the possibility of another lockdown.
We cannot rule out another lockdown - Marc Van Ranst

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"During the first lockdown, politicians said: 'We will never do that again'. That was wrong. Because that is how you kind of take that off the table a bit," said virologist Marc Van Ranst. "We cannot rule out that we will have another lockdown soon," he told Het Laatste Nieuws
Within a week, Belgium will see if the most recent measures have had any effect, he said, adding that the figures will not drop by themselves.
"We will have to wait and see, but I think we should be ready with another set of measures if there is no effect by then."
The final phase before lockdown - Geert Molenberghs
According to biostatistician Geert Molenberghs, Belgium is nearing a point of no return. "It is not five minutes to midnight, it is a quarter past midnight. We really are in the final phase before a lockdown," biostatistician Geert Molenberghs said on VTM News on Sunday. "Hopefully, we can still avoid it. But then we really have to take a number of measures," he said. Such measures could include "making teleworking compulsory again, instead of recommended. But also intervening in cafeterias of sports clubs and in the hospitality sector." Canteens and cafés could also be closed entirely, according to Molenbergs. "We have now brought forward the closing time, but in areas where the figures are bad, we should perhaps consider closing them." Additionally, in higher education, online teaching is less painful than in secondary or primary school, Molenberghs said. "Young people are partly the motor of the epidemic. Surely, we will need to focus on that."Entrevista al prestigioso bioestadístico Geert Molenberghs, Director de I-Biostat @uhasselt @KU_Leuven https://t.co/7AVMq0r5xU pic.twitter.com/od5IBedE2g
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No Guarantees - Frank Vandenbroucke

Health minister Frank Vandenbroucke is sworn in.
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“The only thing I can guarantee is that if we work together and all do the same things, we have the best chance of achieving what we want to achieve: to keep the schools open, keep businesses working and allow the hospitals to cope.”
On The Way To Red - Erika Vlieghe

Erika Vlieghe. Credit: Belga
“If we already had a corona barometer, it would now be orange. But our country is clearly on its way to red,” she warned, speaking on the VRT’s De Zevende Dag.
“The curve has a completely exponential character again. It’s not going well, we must say that in all fairness. We shouldn’t scare people, but we should tell it like it is. And then try to do something about it.”
The State Of Belgium - Steven Van Gucht
Prof. Steven Van Gucht of Sciensano
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“The coronavirus figures in Belgium continue to rise alarmingly,” said virologist and interfederal Covid-19 spokesperson Steven Van Gucht during a press conference, adding that a record number of over 6,500 cases were recorded on one day on Wednesday.
“Currently, the number of new infections is doubling every eight days. If this trend continues, we will see days with more than 10,000 new infections by the end of this week,” he said.
Jules Johnston & Maïthé Chini The Brussels Times