Evening roundupMonday's key coronavirus developments in Luxembourg and abroad

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Restrictions are being eased in most European countries but health officials stress that the pandemic is not over yet. As always, find below a summary of today's key virus developments.
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In Luxembourg

  • [block type="summary”]The latest figures from the Ministry of Health showed that 1 new case of coronavirus took the total to 4,019, while the number of deaths remains at 110.

    In international news

    • Scores of people lined up outside liquor stores in South Africa’s township of Soweto on Monday, waiting to buy drinks for the first time in nine weeks after a ban on alcohol sales was lifted.

    • Europe took bolder steps in easing coronavirus lockdowns Monday, with some pubs, tourist sites, pools and schools reopening despite fears of a second wave of infections, while in Latin America new cases piled up past the one million mark.

    • A claim by a leading Italian doctor that the new coronavirus “no longer exists” in the country sparked a furore Monday, with the government urging caution.

    • [block type="summary”]A nephew of Belgium’s King Philippe contracted the virus after attending a party with 26 other guests during lockdown in Spain.

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