'Trench warfare' in Liege, Europe's new virus frontBelgium is experiencing one of the worst second waves of the coronavirus pandemic in the worldLIEGE (BELGIUM) - Shell-shocked hospital staff, some of whom have tested positive for the coronavirus, are fighting a losing battle in the Belgian city of Liege against Europe's second wave of Covid-19. This repeat performance brings a quiet rage to those on the front lines in the medieval city's overwhelmed university hospital CHU Liege. We can see a tsunami coming," said the doctor, whose unit now has 18 virus patients in its 26 beds. - 'It's trench warfare' -In the intensive care ward, nurse Thomas, who gave only his last name, said he had worked after testing positive for the virus three weeks ago. "Now it's trench warfare", with the difference that "it's not bombs, it's a virus" and "it's the virus calling the shots, not us, not politicians, not scientists."

Source: Bangkok Post October 23, 2020 11:26 UTC