Saturday's key coronavirus developments in Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg

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  [block type="summary"]The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 56 new cases of coronavirus were discovered yesterday, of which 46 were residents. The death toll has climbed by one to 120.
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    [block type="summary"]The Governing Council met today under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Xavier Bettel. The ministers meeting in cabinet chambers prioritized actions to be taken on the current situation point regarding coronavirus in the Grand Duchy.

    And abroad

    • Latin America and the Caribbean surpassed Europe on Friday to become the region hardest-hit with coronavirus deaths, as India passed the milestone of two million infections.

    • As the prospect of a second virus wave fuels fears of new lockdowns in Europe and elsewhere, anger is growing in some quarters over crippling restrictions imposed to slow transmission of the disease.

    • The novel coronavirus has killed at least 721,902 people since the outbreak emerged in China last December.
    • Germany has added parts several areas of Bulgaria and Romania to a list of places considered a high risk for coronavirus infections, requiring compulsory tests for travellers returning from those places from Saturday.
    • Meanwhile, hundreds of people coming back from holidays have been tested at the four newly installed testing stations in Rhineland-Palatinate.

    • From the sudden loss of loved ones to brushes with death, a struggle to save others and fears for the future -- the pandemic has touched Mexicans in many ways. As the country's official death toll from the virus soared past 50,000 -- the world's third-highest -- AFP spoke to several people whose lives have been transformed by the crisis. Here are their stories.