Daily roundupFriday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg

• The latest figures from Luxembourg show that 369 new cases of coronavirus were discovered over the last 24 hours.

• In week 47, the LNS analysed 747 samples from Luxembourg residents, out of a total of 2,373 cases. No Omicron cases were detected in the sequencing, with all samples caused by the Delta variant.

• In 2021, 380 people in Luxembourg have succumbed to the coronavirus thus far. Of this number, 70% were not vaccinated at all.

• MPs serving on the Health Commission have met to work on the amended text for the new Covid law, which will be voted on in the Chamber next week.

• Pascal Ricquier, the president of the police union, stated that the Directorate of Operations has assured him that Luxembourg’s police force is better prepared for the protests announced for this weekend.

• On Thursday, the staff of various hospitals in Luxembourg observed a minute’s silence for the second time.

• The health crisis has aggravated existing inequalities. Pupils who were already at a disadvantage need special support, according to the latest National Education Report.

• Have upcoming plans? Make sure to check our updated list of events that have unfortunately been cancelled in light of the current Covid situation.

And abroad

• Germany‘s lower house of parliament passed a draft law Friday requiring healthcare workers and soldiers to get inoculated against Covid-19, a first step toward possible mandatory jabs for all adults.

• Taiwan on Friday said it was investigating whether a mouse bite may have been responsible for a worker at a high-security laboratory testing positive for the coronavirus.

• Norwich are waiting anxiously for Covid-19 results ahead of their clash with Manchester United after Premier League sides were told to return to emergency protocols to limit the spread of the virus.

• Social media posts falsely claim a six-year-old child died near Ottawa, Canada after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine. Read the Fact Check here.

• Steven Gerrard will be determined to give Liverpool a bloody nose on an emotional return to Anfield with Aston Villa on Saturday as the coronavirus once more casts a shadow over the Premier League.