It's official: Belgium is battling a flu epidemic; Leuven hospital suspends non-urgent care | VRT NWS: news

All conditions for an official flu epidemic in Belgium have been fulfilled, the Health Institute Sciensano reports. "This is the case for the number of flu patients at GP's, as well as in hospitals, and for the number of positive tests in our labs", says virologist Steven Van Gucht. The University Hospital in Leuven (UZ Leuven) suspends non-urgent care, considering the high number of staff members that have fallen ill.