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 799 new cases of coronavirus were discovered yesterday.

  • Police were called to deal with congestion this morning as the test centre in Junglinster was overwhelmed with people queueing for tests.
  • The government council met on Friday to discuss new coronavirus measures, extending a number of deadlines such as registering births: the usual five day deadline after birth will be suspended until June 2021.
  • With infection numbers on the rise, most large-scale events throughout the country are being cancelled again, including a number of Christmas festivities. Here’s our updated list.
  • Sewage water analysis shows that the virus is increasingly prevalent in Luxembourg.

  And around the world

  • England is set to enter a second lockdown according to reports on Saturday, following warnings that the localised restrictions strategy has failed to curb soaring coronavirus rates.

  • Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday declared a one-month partial coronavirus lockdown, shutting restaurants and other leisure activities in Athens and other major cities from next week.

  • Protesters clashed with police in central Barcelona on Friday after hundreds gathered to demonstrate against new coronavirus restrictions, including a curfew and a ban on leaving the city over the holiday weekend.

  • [block type="summary”]Tens of thousands of revellers joined a gay pride rally through the streets of Taiwan’s capital on Saturday in a colourful celebration of equality made possible by the island’s successful vanquishing of the coronavirus.