Daily roundupFriday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad

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Starting with Luxembourg

  • The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 23 new cases of coronavirus were discovered over the last 24 hours.

  • The Prime Minister and Minister of Health held a press briefing Friday on the latest workings of the government council. Read our live ticker coverage here and our full summary here.

  • It has been confirmed that nightclubs in Luxembourg’s capital will be able operate again from next week. Our colleagues from RTL 5 Minutes spoke with the managers of four nightclubs that will be among the first to reopen their doors.

  • Good news for Belgian cross-border workers - Luxembourg has extended the teleworking tax agreement with Belgium until the end of September 2021.

  • There are new rules for hospital visits in Luxembourg.

And abroad

  • G7 leaders on Friday opened a three-day summit aimed at helping to end the Covid-19 pandemic and forge a climate-centric economic recovery, after pledging to donate one billion vaccine doses for the world’s poorest countries.

  • Goldman Sachs has ordered US employees to report their vaccination status as the investment bank orchestrates a return to the office, according to a staff memo reviewed Thursday by AFP.

  • US-based cruise lines are chafing to resume voyages from Florida ports in July as the pandemic wanes -- but for vaccinated passengers only -- yet the state and its governor won’t let them demand proof of inoculation.

  • Britain’s economy gathered pace in April as the government eased its coronavirus lockdown, official data showed Friday, with finance minister Rishi Sunak cautiously welcoming the 2.3-percent growth figure as the Delta variant spreads.

  • Around 18,000 Tokyo Olympics workers including referees and volunteers will be vaccinated from next week, organisers said Friday, as they try to build confidence that the Games will be safe.

  • An in-form Italy face Turkey in Rome on Friday as Euro 2020finally gets underway a year behind schedule and with the coronavirus continuing to cast a shadow over the tournament.

  • Oil demand is set to rise above pre-pandemic levels by the end of next year, the IEA said Friday, but producers have sufficient capacity rise to the challenge.

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