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Belgium short on health workers 5 years into COVID

Cornelia Kolden in Brussels and in Charleroi, Belgium
March 17, 2025

The COVID pandemic has hit Belgium's health care system hard. At times, the small country recorded more deaths than Germany. The pandemic has revealed a shortage of medical staff in Belgium — an issue that still hasn't been addressed five years on.

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