Research to find a vaccine against COVID-19 , medication for lung disease or new test methods is concentrated in Belgium amongst others .
Research to find a vaccine against COVID-19 , medication for the lung disease or new test methods are concentrated in Belgium amongst others at the KU Leuven ( vaccine and new medication , Prof Johan Neyts ) , at the University of Namur ( new test method , Benoït Muylkens ) and by private companies in collaboration with universities ( new 15 minute test method detecting coronavirus antigens , CORIS BioConcept ) .Attempts to model and predict the progress of the SARS-CoV-2 virus spread with compartmental models are undertaken at Ghent University ( Prof Jan M. Baetens ) and Hasselt University ( Prof Niel Hens ) .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in Belgium