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A total of three people died in China after being infected by the virus. About 200 new cases of the virus were also detected.

Most cases have been reported so far in Wuhan, a city with 11 million inhabitants and an important transit point for movements within China. 136 new cases were registered in that city this weekend. In Beijing, for the first time, two people were found to be infected with the disease and also in Guangdong province one virus was diagnosed.

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The virus has also emerged in South Korea. Symptoms were discovered in a 35-year-old Chinese woman who arrived by plane in Incheon from Wuhan. She was placed in quarantine. Cases of the virus have also appeared in Japan and Thailand.

Various airports in neighboring countries of China therefore introduce fever checks for travelers using heat scanners. Also in a number of American airports, measures have been taken since Friday to prevent the spread. It is feared that this new virus could take on Sars proportions - in 2002 and 2003, Sars killed 650 people in China and Hong Kong.

Anderlecht get their way: 300 extra tickets after "discrimination" from Cercle Brugge

Anderlecht can go down with about 1,000 supporters to Jan Breydel on Sunday, where Cercle Brugge will be fighting at 2.30 pm. That number was originally a bit lower, but the red lantern yields to the pressure of purple and white. This is what the Purple & White umbrella organization reports to Belga.

For years, RSCA supporters have been disappointed that for the relocation to Jan Breydel Stadium Cercle, only 700 tickets have been made available for Brussels residents, of which 655 go to the fans and 45 are reserved for the club.

"We have been asking for extra tickets for these trips for several years. We were always told by the Anderlecht board that the home teams refused. However, the other visiting teams receive a lot more tickets for the same away matches," it writes. RSCA Fan Board in a communication.

"When we were again confronted with this discrimination, we went to a lawyer ourselves." Master Anthony Mallego addressed a registered letter to both Cercle Bruges and the Bruges college of mayor and aldermen last week. In it, the lawyer criticized, among other things, discrimination and arbitrariness towards the RSCA fans.

"Because there was no response, another reminder was sent during the weekend. If the city of Bruges did not meet our wishes, the next step was a summary proceedings," it sounds. It didn't come to that, because Cercle Brugge tied in on Monday. The city council also gave its approval.

Instead of 655 tickets for Brussels visitors, there will be 955 places available on Sunday at the Jan Breydel Stadium. "For us, this is a first step towards equal treatment for all supporters. We will also challenge this discrimination and arbitrariness in the future for the relocations to Club Brugge and Eupen," says the Fanboard, the umbrella support body of RSC Anderlecht. , still know.

The Purple & White supporters of their club did not receive much support. "RSC Anderlecht simply let us down on this matter. That is why we took the initiative ourselves. Our lawyer also sent a letter to Marc Coucke. Only after the Cercle Brugge agreement on Monday did the chairman respond," it still sounds.