Evening roundupFriday's key coronavirus developments

In Luxembourg:

• Confirmed cases of coronavirus rose by 125 to 2,612, as the number of deaths increased by 1 to 31.

• Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and Minister of Health Paulette Lenert held a joint press conference to discuss the latest developments in Luxembourg. You can find our live ticker coverage of their briefing here.

• New photos have been released of the emergency care centre in Ettelburck's Däichhal, as a hotline offering cross-border medical workers psychological support was launched. 

• A coronavirus detection test has been developed in Esch-sur-Alzette, while a resident of Luxembourg shared his experience of contracting the new disease.

• A virologist at the Luxembourg Institute of Health has suggested that the use of protective masks could play a role in reducing the length of the lockdown. 

• The government has launched a new platform to encourage people to exercise in their own homes.

In Friday's international developments:

• Global coronavirus cases have passed a million and now stand at 1,056,777 with 55,781 deaths and 221,595 recoveries. You can find more detailed statistics here.

• Spain, Britain and the United States all reported record numbers of daily deaths from the virus, as the hunt for face masks became a global free-for-all.

• More than 10 million Americanslost their jobs in the second half of March, while nurses in New York protested their lack of medical equipment.

• The UN General Assembly approved a resolution calling for international cooperation and multilateralism in the fight against COVID-19, but the Canadian Foreign Minister slammed state-sponsored coronavirus disinformation.

• The Mexican brewer of Corona beer said it was suspending production due to the pandemic.

• Peru is restricting movement by genderduring the country's quarantine, while inhabitants of Easter Island braced for the coming impact of coronavirus.

That's all for today's evening roundup. You can find the rest of today's stories in our live ticker.

Start your weekend with a bang on the RTL Today Facebook page, as DJ Foolproof treats us to another live quarantine set from just after 8pm.

And finally, in the latest article from our series on Luxembourg's everyday heroes, the head nurse at the CHL spoke with us about life on the frontlines of the coronavirus crisis.

Bis Muer!

- The RTL Today team.