Dear friends, let me explain some facts.
On an average, we do have 4000 flu deaths a year in Belgium.
Per capita, this is the same as in other European countries.
In 2018, we had a nasty flu.
You can see the official statistics here, and if you google translate it, you'll see they state there is an underestimation of diagnosing flu as death cause.
We had a surplus of 9000 deaths that season.
https://www.volksgezondheidenzorg.info/onderwerp/influenza/cijfers-context/sterfte
In Belgium, we don't have enough tests.
Our government didn't invest in tests like Germany did.
So how do we count?
Every deceased person in a home is now counted as Covid victim, whereas only 4% of them were tested.
Even in hospitals it went that way until recently: if you died coughing, it was Covid.
All other respiratory causes were excluded.
Our neighbouring countries are laughing at us, because we
are making a fool of ourselves!
But we're the country of Magritte after all, aren't we?!
In the mean time, I take good care of my patients 24/7, they can always reach me, and so far, luckily I haven't had any patient in hospital so far.
Knock on wood.
Let's see if at the end of the year, we'll have a surplus of deaths compared to the last years.
Is it going to be as bad as 18-19?
I wouldn't hold my breath...