A man eats french fries as all the restaurant and bar are closed except fast food, following an outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Brussels, Belgium, 14 March 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's national dish, fried potato sticks that many English speakers refer to as "French fries", has escaped the country's near lockdown over coronavirus, with vendors allowed to stay open while all cafes and restaurants have been forced to close.
The government ordered schools, bars, gyms and all sporting and cultural activities to close for three weeks from Saturday and curbed shop opening times to limit the spread of the disease.
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