Evening roundupMonday's key coronavirus developments in Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg

• [block type="summary”]The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 87 new cases of coronavirus were discovered yesterday, while no new deaths were reported.

  • [block type="summary”]The president of the young artisan federation has described the existential threat of independent workers in an emotional letter, saying independent workers, showing immense solidarity, were the first to close their doors during lockdown but are not supported by the government to an extent that they should be.

    • Some countries, including Germany and Austria, have already decided to make the costly FFP2 masks mandatory in some areas. RTL’s Tim Morizet published a short breakdown of the masks and how to use them correctly.

    And around the world

    • [block type="summary”] The novel coronavirus has killed at least 2,031,048 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to an AFP tally from official sources at 1100 GMT on Monday.

      • More than 40 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccines have been given around the world according to an AFP count Monday, with Israel topping the global table.
      • Russia launched a mass coronavirus vaccination campaign on Monday in a bid to end its outbreak without reimposing a new nationwide lockdown.
      • Authorities in Brazil, hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, will roll out a nationwide vaccination campaign Monday, two days earlier than announced.
      • Eurostar, whose train services through the Channel Tunnel have been decimated by the coronavirus pandemic, has called on the UK government to provide it with the same financial support handed to grounded airlines over concerns about a possible collapse.
      • People may be able to fight off reinfection for at least six months after they recover from Covid-19 thanks to cells that can “remember” the virus, according to research published Monday.
      • A 36-year-old man from California spent three months undetected in a secure area of O’Hare International Airport, claiming he was afraid to fly due to Covid-19