Daily roundupSaturday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad

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Today's most important coronavirus stories from around the world in one place.

Update: 07.03.2021 10:55

Dancers gather during an event at The Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on March 6 2021, as part of a series of events in which ‘Fieldlab’ investigates how large groups of people can come together during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Starting with Luxembourg:

[block type="summary”]The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 210 new cases of coronavirus were discovered yesterday, while five deaths were reported.
And abroad
- Germans flocked to supermarket chain Aldi on Saturday to snap up the first rapid coronavirus tests to go on sale nationwide, with stocks selling out within hours. At Timmendorfer Strand in northern Germany, Aldi sold out its rapid tests within 12 minutes of opening.
- Restaurants in Belgium are set to reopen on 1 May, as the Belgian Prime Minister set out the roadmap for the months ahead.
- The EU will open talks with Washington Monday to ensure its supply of US-made materials for coronavirus vaccines, a European source said Saturday, items currently under tough export restrictions.
- Hundreds of thousands of people in northern Francewent back into lockdown Saturday, while health officials stepped up their nationwide vaccination campaign to make up ground after a slow start.
- [block type="summary”]The US Senate on Saturday voted to approve a $1.9 trillion Covid relief package that President Joe Biden vows will revive the nation’s pandemic-stricken economy.