Evening roundupMonday's key coronavirus developments in Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg

• The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 66 new cases of coronavirus were discovered yesterday, while three deaths were reported.

• The Prime Minister and Minister of Health will once again address the press on Tuesday afternoon following a State Council meeting.

• The government will assess whether or not the current Covid measures need to be prolonged, augmented, or softened, as they are only in place for another week.

• Paulette Lenert also spoke to RTL Radio on Monday morning, discussing the vaccine and current restrictions.

• RTL also met with the country’s leading infectious disease expert to discuss potential implications following the arrival of the Britishvariant of the coronavirus, as well as the ongoing vaccination campaign.

• As of today, Luxembourg’s pupils are back to studying from their homes.

And around the world

• An 82-year-old retired maintenance manager has become the first person in the world to receive the Oxford University and AstraZeneca vaccine outside clinical trials.

• President Emmanuel Macron on Monday faced growing pressure to accelerate France’s Covid-19 vaccination drive which has seen just a few hundred people receive the jab, with the French leader himself reportedly livid over the sluggish pace.

• Thousands of people lined up in Beijing Monday to receive a Covid-19 vaccine as China races to innoculate millions before the Chinese New Year mass travel season in February.

• Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Monday he was considering declaring a state of emergency in the greater Tokyo area over a “very severe” third wave of coronavirus infections.

• The sight of French police standing by as 2,500 people broke a national curfew to attend an illegal rave has embarrassed the government and led to questions as to why the revelling was allowed to continue for two nights.

• Singapore’s economy suffered its worst ever annual contraction in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic hammered the city-state’s vital trade and tourism sectors, official data showed Monday.