Evening roundupSaturday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg

• [block type="summary”]The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 58 new cases of coronavirus were discovered yesterday, of which 50 were residents.

  • The smaller, localised markets set up to replace the Schueberfouer simply do not attract the same number of customers, in part due to the pandemic, but also due to the size and the heat.
  • The CSV has distanced itself from President Frank Engel’s comments on raising taxes for the wealthy in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

  Around the world

  • [block type="summary”]The global death toll from the new coronavirus has surpassed 800,000, according to an AFP count on Saturday, with numerous countries ramping up restrictions in an effort to battle an eruption of new cases.