Evening roundupThursday's key coronavirus developments

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The coronavirus continues to have Luxembourg and the global community in its grip. Here are Wednesday's key developments.
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In Luxembourg

The confederation of commerce (CLC), the federation of artisans, and the Horeca sector have come together to address minister Kersch in an open letter with some frank words.

Iconic music venue Den Atelier have announced that they will close their doors completely until the end of July, cancelling 43 concerts in the process.

On a similar note (pardon the pun), the future of the Schueberfouer is uncertain - and causing worry for carnival workers.

And in more fun news, we revealed the gallery of kids' Ben Carter art contest submissions!

In international news

Parts of Europe moved to reopen their streets and economies, but the coronavirus pandemic was far from beaten, with the World Health Organization warning the continent was still in the "eye of the storm".

The British government was expected to extend a nationwide lockdown for another three weeks, while the country's coronavirus death toll spiked by 861 -- a greater increase than in recent days.

A COVID-19 vaccine may be the only thing that can bring back "normalcy," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday, hoping for just that before the end of the year.

With the global economy plunged into the worst recession in a century, the Group of 20 nations on Wednesday announced a one-year debt standstill for the world's poorest nations as they struggle to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

The head of Milan's economically vital Lombardy region began waging a lonely campaign Thursday to get Italy to reopen for business and follow the lead of some smaller European nations.

Iran announced 92 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, the third straight day that official fatalities remained in double digits in the Middle East's worst-hit country.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expanded a state of emergency due to the coronavirus to cover the whole country to stem the growing spread of the disease.

Facebook said it would start sending tailor-made warnings to users highlighting facts about the coronavirus pandemic, after the world's leading social media platform was accused of tolerating the spread of outlandish conspiracy theories.

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