Ambulances COVID-19
Our service is also in the fight against Covid 19 and is one of the many frontline players.
In addition to this, you need to know more about it.
The service has signed an agreement with the FPS Health for the transport of patients affected by Covid-19 or suspected of being so, from their homes to an Emergency center, or transfers of patients in intensive care, to be transferred in another outdoor unit in Brussels.
In addition to this, you need to know more about it.
These patients were transferred from Brussels to Intensive Care Centers, or covid units in the Kingdom of Belgium and beyond.
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What do I need to know about the coronavirus ?
Symptoms and spread
The coronavirus is a new and highly infectious virus.
You can easily catch it from other people or pass it on to them.
The major symptoms are:
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cough
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shortness of breath
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fever
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muscle pain
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fatigue
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loss of sense of smell and taste
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stuffy nose
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sore throat
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diarrhoea
If you have one of these symptoms, please call your doctor. Some people can have the virus without any symptoms.
When you cough or sneeze, small droplets fly in the air. Most infections occur through prolonged close contact (more than 15 minutes at less than 1.5m).
Some microdrops can remain in the air for a long time and under certain circumstances also infect people at more than 1.5m. Indirect infections can also be caused by contact with infected droplets on objects and surfaces (e.g. door handles).
It is therefore important to limit your close contacts, keep your distance, wash/ disinfect your hands regularly and do activities preferably outdoors or else wear a mouth mask and ventilate the room well.
Any questions ?
What should you do ?
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Respect the hygiene rules
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Take your activities outside
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Think about vulnerable people
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Keep your distance (1,5m)
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Limit your close contacts
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Follow the rules on gatherings
Face masks
In busy places (such as the supermarket, in a shopping street, etc.) it is not always possible to keep a distance of 1.5 metres. That is why you have to wear a face mask in these places.
More information about where and how to wear them can be found
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here.
Testing for the coronavirus
If you have symptoms yourself, you stay at home immediately. You will be tested for the coronavirus as soon as possible. Contact your GP for this. You must also be tested when you return from a red zone or when you came into contact with someone who has the coronavirus.
Quarantine and isolation
If you test positive for the coronavirus, you will have to remain in isolation. When you came into contact with someone who has the coronavirus or when you come back from a red zone, you have to quarantine.
For more information on quarantine and isolation and what to do,
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read here.
