Daily roundupSaturday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg

• In response to the increased circulation of the Covid-19 mutation strain known as the Delta variant, Luxembourg’s Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and Ministry of Health have put in place restrictions for any incoming travel from the United Kingdom.

• The new Covid Check will be available to everyone over the age of 6, said Minister of Health Paulette Lenert.

• RTL Today’s Stephen Lowe wrote about the difficulty of deciding when and whether to allow children to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

And abroad

• Markets and shopping malls in New Delhi will be allowed to reopen from Monday in a further easing of the Covid-19 lockdown, the chief minister said as infections fall in major Indian cities after weeks of restrictions.

• Seville’s pandemic-hit tourism sector is hoping to get a shot in the arm from UEFA’s last-minute decision to name the southern Spanish city as a host for Euro 2020 matches.

• With India’s devastating recent virus surge easing in cities, the deadly pandemic is ravaging the vast poverty-stricken rural hinterland. But here, ignorance and fear rule.

• The mayor of Rio de Janeiro said on Friday that he would not hesitate to cancel Copa America matches scheduled in his city if the Covid-19 pandemic worsened.

• The United States added 559,000 jobs last month as hard-hit sectors rehired workers laid off during the worst days of the pandemic, but analysts warned the virus was continuing to complicate the economy despite massive government stimulus.