Tuesday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg...

• The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 134 new cases of coronavirus were discovered over the last 24 hours.

• Opposition members called for Minister of Family and Integration Corinne Cahen's resignation following the Waringo report about the handling of the pandemic in care and resident homes, which saw many deaths and infections.

• Around 8,800 people were determined to have developed antibodies against the virus, Large Scale Testing researchers concluded.

• In response to criticism filed by the Chamber of Commerce and the Horesca federation, the Health Commission has announced it will move back the deadline for rapid tests in establishments from midnight to 1am.

...And abroad

• Grief and anger gripped the Iraqi city of Nasiriyah on Tuesday after fire swept through a Covid isolation unit killing 64 people and wounding dozens more.

• Bangladesh will lift its nationwide coronavirus lockdown for the country's second-biggest religious festival, the government said Tuesday, even as new infections soared to record levels.

• Scientists have used CRISPR gene-editing technology to successfully block the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in infected human cells, according to research released Tuesday that could pave the way for Covid-19 treatments.

• 20,000 people per minute in France booked appointments for Covid-19 jabs after President Emmanuel Macron announced restrictions on the unvaccinated, including mandatory tests to enter restaurants.

• An Australianapartment block was placed under strict lockdown with police posted outside Tuesday, as authorities stepped up efforts to curb a fast-growing coronavirus outbreak.

• The Covid pandemic caused an estimated 18 percent increase in the number of people facing hunger, a UN report released on Monday found, dealing a massive setback to efforts to ensure everyone has access to food.

• Olympics chief Thomas Bach praised Tokyo on Tuesday as the "best-ever prepared" host city, as athletes began entering the Olympic Village 10 days before the opening ceremony.