“The main call is to use mouth masks more broadly again”: 7 questions answered about the orange code for respiratory infections

The warning level for respiratory infections in our country is moving from code yellow to orange and face masks are again recommended for some. Minister of Health Frank Vandenbroucke (Vooruit) announced this. What exactly does ‘code orange’ mean? And what is in the air? Virologist Steven Van Gucht answers 7 questions: “Pay attention, because we are in a very intense period.”

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