The latest figures from Luxembourg show that of 335 new cases coronavirus were discovered over the last 24 hours.
New measures could be put in place for hospital visitors as early as next week, according to Dr Philippe Turk.
The Minister of Education confirmed on Friday that new measures would be introduced in schools to cope with rising infections.
According to recent analysis by the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), traces of the virus have appeared more frequently in the country’s wastewater plants.
Laboratories across Luxembourg are noticing that more and more people need or want to be tested.
South African sport was thrown into turmoil on Friday following the announcement of travel bans following the discovery of a new strain of coronavirus in the country.
Helpless and furious, South African tour operators are flooded with cancellations as countries follow Britain’s decision to ban travel from the region over the discovery of a new coronavirus variant.
The Netherlands will tighten its partial Covid lockdown on Friday with the early closure of bars, restaurants and shops, as police prepare for possible new riots against the curbs.
Belgium said Friday it has detected the first announced case in Europe of the new Covid-19 variant, in an unvaccinated person returning from abroad.
Germany‘s BioNTech said Friday it was urgently studying how well the coronavirus vaccine it developed with Pfizer protects against the new B.1.1.529 variant detected in South Africa.
