Why Does Belgium Have the World’s Highest COVID-19 Death Rate? Individualism, regional divisions, and fragmented government authority have led the capital of Europe to fail where many poorer and less-connected countries have succeeded. By Felipe Araujo | November 26, 2020, 10:16 AM https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/11/26/why-does-belgium-have-the-worlds-highest-covid-19-death-rate/ Similar reasons as to the failure to get it under control in the U.S.A. PS: If anyone is blocked by a paywall there, please let me know. I don't know any more how many freebies they give.