Monday evening roundupDaily summary of national and international virus news

In Luxembourg

• [block type="summary”]The Ministry of Heath has confirmed that another 8 individuals have tested positive for the coronavirus. The death toll now stands at 75, up from 73 yesterday.

  In international news

  • Germany and other parts of Europe took tentative steps to ease lockdown measures on Monday but officials warned the battle against the coronavirus pandemic was far from over.

  • Hundreds of passengers from an Italian cruise ship disembarked in Barcelona on Monday after five weeks without setting foot on land because of coronavirus restrictions.

  • Researchers Monday unveiled a coronavirus “heat map” powered by Facebook data which is aimed at helping track the spread of the disease and plan for reopening society.

  • The youngest Norwegians started returning to pre-schools on Monday, a month after being sent home over the new coronavirus.

  • Troubled airline Virgin Australia on Monday moved toward voluntary administration, while British tycoon Richard Branson has warned that his part-owned airline Virgin Atlantic will collapse unless it receives financial aid from the UK government to weather the coronavirus crisis.

  • Singapore reported a record daily jump of more than 1,400 coronavirus cases Monday, taking its total to over 8,000, with almost all new infections linked to dormitories housing foreign labourers.

  • Japanese medics are warning more must be done to prevent the coronavirus from overwhelming the country’s healthcare system as confirmed cases passed 10,000, despite a nationwide state of emergency.