The cases of severe acute hepatitis are showing an upward trend as the children are more likely to get infected by the virus, the first case was reported in the last week, and the causes are still unknown.
A young man from the town of Deerlijk in West Flanders, Hannes Deweer (22), broke a Belgian record when his paper aeroplane flew 48.5 metres far in one throw at the Red Bull Paper Wings final.
Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sophie Wilmès has declared to take a leave, as her husband has brain cancer, so she decided to take a leave of absence and spend more time with her family.
Belgium’s Federal Government is considering the delivery of heavy-duty weapons, such as armoured vehicles or artillery, to Ukraine and the deployment of forensic experts to investigate Russian war crimes.
The number of Ukrainian refugees entering Belgium has dropped significantly in the past few weeks. Whereas peaks of 2,000 registrations were reached on an everyday basis in March, this has decreased to some 500 people in April.
