Case Study
Jan Breydel Stadium in Belgium uses AerosolSense Sampler for soccer match
Jan Breydel Stadium in Belgium uses AerosolSense Sampler for soccer match Would a soccer stadium be a good place to conduct a COVID-19 surveillance study? Professor. Emmanuel Andre, of KU Leuven and the Belgian First Division A of the Jupiler Pro League thought so. At the end of May, 2021, they did just that. Like other countries around the globe that are seeing a reduction in COVID-19 cases, Belgium is eager to reopen and get back to pre-pandemic activity. But the question is “Can we do that safely?” Situation Professor Andre, a microbiologist and researcher at KU Leuven, has been involved in public health initiatives in Belgium. He served as Belgium’s interfederal spokesperson for the fight against COVID-19 and as a member of a group of advisers to Belgium’s Prime Minister on