Evening roundupMonday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad

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As always, you can find our summary of today's key virus developments below.
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In Luxembourg

  • [block type="summary”]The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 31 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in the last 24 hours. This brings the total number of cases to 4,956, while the number of deaths remains at 111.

    In international news

    • Bolivia’seconomy minister said Sunday that he tested positive for COVID-19, making him the fourth cabinet member with the virus, in addition to the country’s interim president who is in quarantine.

    • Argentina has registered more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases, its Ministry of Health said Sunday, despite the Buenos Aires area -- the country’s coronavirus hot spot -- being under extended shutdown.

    • Sydney residents were warned Monday to put the brakes on partying as a new coronavirus cluster emerged at a city pub on the heels of a major outbreak in Melbourne.

    • Two US Marine bases in Japan’s Okinawa have been put into lockdown after dozens of coronavirus infections, with local officials criticising the American military’s containment efforts.

    • [block type="summary”]More than 80 millionaires on Monday urged governments around the world to tax the super-wealthy much more to help fund the global recovery from the coronavirus outbreak.

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