Daily roundupFriday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg

• The latest figures from Luxembourg show that 300 new cases of coronavirus were discovered over the last 24 hours. There were no new deaths.

• Fake CovidCheck certificates with joke names, such as Mickey Mouse or Adolf Hitler, have been making the rounds on social media for several days.

• Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and Minister of Health Paulette Lenert addressed the press following a meeting of the state council on Friday afternoon.

And abroad

• The EU’s drug watchdog on Friday started reviewing Pfizer’s Covid pill for emergency use by member states as Europe grappled for ways to tackle a sudden spike in coronavirus cases.

• The United States authorized the Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccine boosters to all people aged 18 and older on Friday, as the world’s hardest-hit country enters a new winter wave of the pandemic.

• Austria announced on Friday that it will impose a lockdown for all and make vaccinations mandatory, becoming the first EU country to take such stringent measures as coronavirus cases spiral.

• Kevin De Bruyne has been ruled out of Manchester City‘s clash with Everton and next week’s Champions League showdown against Paris Saint-Germain after testing positive for coronavirus.

• German leaders on Thursday agreed tough new curbs on the unvaccinated, with plans to shut them out of restaurants, sporting events and cultural shows as the country battles to halt a record rise in Covid infections.

• The Philippines will soon welcome back foreign tourists, the government said Friday, as it prepares a partial re-opening to vaccinated travellers 20 months after closing its borders to contain the coronavirus.

• Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced a record $490 billion stimulus for the world’s third-largest economy Friday as he looks to shore up the country’s patchy pandemic recovery.