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 177 new cases of coronavirus were discovered yesterday.

  • The Ministry of Mobility announced on Friday that an ‘aviation plan for 2020-2023' is in the works after Luxair struggles financially in the wake of the pandemic.
  • The Ministry for Education has formulated a plan to make everyday school life during Covid-19 as normal as possible.
  • Various countries have recorded a peak in excess mortality due to coronavirus this year - but what about Luxembourg?
  • In the second trimester of 2020, Luxembourg’s GDP fell by 7.8% compared to the same period last year, and by 7.2% compared to the previous trimester this year.

  Around the world:

  • Large parts of Europe on Friday geared up for broad new restrictions to stop the coronavirus, after infections worldwide topped 30 million and the World Health Organization warned of “alarming rates of transmission”.

  • US biotech firm Moderna, one of nine companies in the late stages of clinical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine, became the first to publish the complete blueprints of its study following calls for greater transparency.
  • More than half of patients and staff with Covid-19 monitored by an Irish hospital suffered persistent fatigue in the aftermath of the initial disease, according to a new study Friday highlighting the “significant burden” of lingering symptoms.
  • Cat and dog owners suffering from Covid-19 can pass their illness onto their feline and canine companions, according to a small study released Friday.
  • The numbers of deaths in France of people diagnosed with Covid-19 is trending upwards for the first time since the end of its lockdown, the public health agency said Friday, warning that all coronavirus indicators were now worsening.
  • Israel imposed a second nationwide lockdown on Friday to tackle one of the world’s highest coronavirus infection rates, despite public protests over the new blow to the economy.