Evening roundupMonday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg:

• [block type="summary”]The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 14 new cases of coronavirus were discovered yesterday.

  Around the world:

  • [block type="summary”]More than one million people have died from coronavirus, according to a global AFP toll, marking a grim milestone in the spread of the disease that has ravaged the world economy, inflamed diplomatic tensions and upended lives from Indian slums to New York City.

    • France launched a free-spending budget plan on Monday, saying a fresh spike in new Covid-19 cases justified its unprecedented loosening of the purse strings.
    • As the coronavirus claimed its millionth life, people in Wuhan expressed sadness Monday at the continuing global impact of the pandemic -- more than nine months after it emerged in the central Chinese city.

    • Just five new coronavirus cases were recorded in Australia’s worst-hit state of Victoria - the lowest daily rise in infections since June 12 and came as residents of the state capital Melbourne saw a raft other virus restrictions also eased.

    • Chinese Super League teams on Monday began filtering out of sealed-off hotels where they have been confined for the past 10 weeks as part of strict measures to thwart the coronavirus.
    • The Tokyo 2020 torch relay, which was put on hold when the Olympics were delayed over the coronavirus, will start next March from Japan’s Fukushima region, organisers said Monday.