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BRUSSELS, may 23 — RIA Novosti. the Number of patients with the coronavirus in intensive care in Belgium is reduced by 5% per day, said on Saturday the crisis headquarters of the Ministry of health of the country.

currently in intensive care are 259 patients, which is nine less than the day before.

Doctors also said that over the past day in the country, finishing the third week of the phased lifting of the isolation of recorded 299 new cases of infection with mers since the beginning of the outbreak in Belgium became ill 56 810 out of the number tested.

the hospital received 34 patients, 32 were discharged recovered. Over the past day was 25 deaths, just since mid-March, died on 9 237 people diagnosed with or suspected COVID-19.

From may 4 in Belgium began a phased lifting of the isolation. People were advised to wear protective masks, wearing masks in public transport is required. Earlier, the authorities announced that the country is April 12, has overcome the peak of death from the new virus, there is a strong tendency to a gradual decrease in the number of seriously ill patients and deaths.