Evening roundupMonday's key coronavirus developments in Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg

• The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 173 new cases of coronavirus were discovered yesterday, while seven new deaths were recorded.

• Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and Minister of Health Paulette Lenert addressed members of the press on Monday afternoon to confirm three weeks of new restrictions. Restaurants will close temporarily and households will not be allowed to mingle with more than 2 people outside the household, among others.

• However, the Alternative Democratic Reform Party (ADR) will vote against the proposed Covid-19 restrictions in the Chamber, says MP Fernand Kartheiser.

• And the “Chambre des Salariés” raised doubts over the effectiveness of the new restrictions.

• A second lockdown could be a ‘death blow’ to employees in sectors already on the verge of collapsing, said the LGCB.

• A new test centre will open in Leudelange this week, while Monday morning saw long queues of traffic at the Junglinster site.

And around the world

• The novel coronavirus has killed at least 1,388,590 people since the outbreak emerged in China last December.

• From a spike in rapes in Nigeria and South Africa, increased numbers of women missing in Peru, higher rates of women being killed in Brazil and Mexico and overwhelmed associations in Europe: the pandemic has aggravated the plague of sexual violence.

• Lockdowns may have temporarily cleared up the skies above big cities this year but experts warn that air pollution remains a Covid-19 threat multiplier, as well a health hazard that will far outlast the pandemic.

• British drugs group AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford said on Monday they will seek regulatory approval for their coronavirus vaccine after “effective” trials, in the latest potential boost to curbing the global outbreak.

• [block type="summary”]According to a working paper obtained by n-tv in Germany, a partial lockdown could be extended until at least 20 December. The proposed measures will allow for small family gatherings at Christmas and New Year’s.

  • A Malaysian company that is the world’s biggest manufacturer of surgical gloves will close over half of its factories after a surge in coronavirus cases among workers, authorities said Monday.
  • Up to 4,000 people can return to outdoor sports stadiums and live performances in low-risk parts of England from December 2, the government said on Monday, permitting the revival of attendance at some Premier League football and other events.
  • Meanwhile in Brittany, France, a man has been fined by police and faces further legal proceedings after breaking the country’s coronavirus lockdown with the written explanation that he was going out to “smash a guy’s face in