Evening roundupMonday's key coronavirus developments in Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg

• The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 151 new cases of coronavirus were discovered yesterday, while seven deaths were recorded.

• [block type="summary”]The Ministry of Finance released a press release on Monday to announce the extension of the Luxembourg-France home office agreement for cross-border employees until March 2021.

  • In this week’s Job Doctor, a reader asks do I have to work at the office during the pandemic?
  • Amid a difficult time for the music industry, 12 Luxembourgish artists have come together for a compilation Christmas album, “Artists for Artists: Christmas Doheem (Lockdown Edition)”.

  And around the world

  • Germany’s Robert Koch Institute declared that all of Germany is now a risk area, as doubts grow as to whether current Covid restrictions can be softened for the winter holidays.
  • In United States, Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani underwent hospital treatment for coronavirus, as the president tweeted “Get better soon Rudy, we will carry on!!!”.
  • The news came as the US continues to battle with a surging outbreak, with Southern California going into strict lockdown Monday as hospitals faced being overwhelmed by record Covid-19 cases.
  • Indonesia received over a million Chinese Covid-19 vaccine doses, as the world’s fourth most populous nation struggles to keep the outbreak under control.
  • Britain planned to kick off its mass immunisation campaign with a ‘V-Day’ launch on Tuesday.
  • In yet more vaccine news, India’s Serum Institute said it was seeking fast-track approval for a coronavirus shot that could be sold for as little as $3.
  • Putting the brakes on somewhat, Switzerland intends to stake out a slower path, prizing caution over speed, according to a leading vaccine expert.
  • The European Central Bank is set to unleash more stimulus for the eurozone at its last meeting of the year on Thursday, as the region’s battered economy grapples with a second coronavirus wave.
  • In sport, Qatar will inaugurate its latest completed World Cup stadium with a domestic fixture at which half of tickets will be reserved for fans who have recovered from coronavirus, the country’s FA said Monday.
  • Finally, England’s cricket tour of South Africa was called off after a Covid-19 outbreak in the England touring party.