FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask, that became mandatory in Brussels' public places, walks at the Grand Place, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brussels, Belgium September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's official death toll from coronavirus infections crossed the 10,000 mark on Wednesday, according to data from the Sciensano health institute.
Belgium, home to the headquarters of the European Union and NATO, successfully slowed the spread of COVID-19 with a lockdown that was imposed in the spring, but it still had one of the world's highest fatality figures per capita from the virus.
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