Evening roundupFriday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg

• [block type="summary”]The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 37 new cases of coronavirus were discovered yesterday.

  • According to Luxembourg’s national railway company CFL, the majority of travellers respect the rules regarding masks on public transport.
  • The government confirmed the Covid-19 measures laid down in the law from 17 July, initially planned to remain in effect until the end of September, will now be extended until the end of the year.
  • Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and Deputy Prime Minister François Bausch welcomed the masked Cargolux plane to the Grand Duchy.

  Around the world

  • [block type="summary”]The United States passed the grim milestone of 180,000 coronavirus deaths Thursday, according to Johns Hopkins University’s real-time tracker.

    • European nations are pushing ahead with reopening primary schools despite a rise in coronavirus cases, with smaller classes, shorter lessons and mask-wearing among the steps adopted to curb infections.
    • Britain’s government on Friday urged people to return to work amid concern about the impact of the coronavirus lockdown on the economy and struggling high street businesses.
    • Nearly 5,800 people suspected of killing health workers, selling defective medical equipment and lying about their travel history have been arrested in China for epidemic-related crimes since January, the state prosecutor’s office said.
    • The novel coronavirus has killed at least 832,336 people since the outbreak emerged in China last December, as cases topped 24.5 million.
    • When it comes to coronavirus social distancing, there is no single rule of thumb, researchers cautioned this week in a study.
    • Brazil’s High Court of Justice removed Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel from office Friday, as police raided his official residence in a probe into accusations he stole emergency funds to fight the coronavirus pandemic.