Our summary of the day's most important COVID-19 news in the Grand Duchy and worldwide.
In Luxembourg
[block type="summary"]The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 36 new cases of coronavirus were discovered yesterday, of which 29 were residents. The death toll stays at 120.- The virus has impacted the number of applications received for the upcoming semester at the University of Luxembourg, most notably the ones coming from outside the European Union.
- Police were called out twice over the weekend following reports of parties in the early hours of the morning, dispersing one in Gasperich. A second party in Esch-sur-Alzette was not found to be violating any regulations.
And abroad
- Passengers on a flight from Nice to Oslo have been forced to quarantine for ten days when the plane touched down just a minute after France was officially deemed a "red zone" by Norwegian authorities.
- Faced with the coronavirus collapse in travellers, Taiwanese airlines have begun offering sight-seeing "flights to nowhere" on their passenger jets. The new business model also includes flight attendant lessons for children.
- A brawl involving more than 40 individuals broke out on the beach of one of Belgium's favourite tourist destinations, Blankenberge beach, after police intervened in social distancing violations.
- London's financial districts remain largely abandoned by workers still worried about the pandemic and reluctant to return to office life.
- The United States on Sunday reached the extraordinary milestone of five million coronavirus cases as President Donald Trump was accused of flouting the constitution by unilaterally extending a virus relief package.
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