Coronavirus hits Belgian government coalition talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — A key negotiator trying to cobble a coalition government together has tested positive for COVID-19, dampening hopes that one of Belgium’s longest political impasses could be broken soon. Dutch-speaking Liberal Egbert Lachaert has the coronavirus, forcing key politicians from six other center-left and center-right parties to resort to video conferencing as they try to hammer out a government program. Belgium currently has a minority government led by Prime Minister Sop