Daily roundupSaturday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg

• More than 3,000 people gathered on Friday evening in front of the Philharmonie in Luxembourg City to oppose the government’s management of the Covid crisis, which is expected to get stricter in the coming days.

• A booster dose can be taken in Luxembourg, at the earliest four weeks after the single-dose injection of the Janssen vaccine, according to the Superior Council for Infectious Diseases.

• Despite a last-minute meeting on Friday afternoon, the differences between the trade unions and the government concerning the voluntary introduction of the CovidCheck system from 1 November could not be resolved.

• Reacting to the third ‘Marche Blanche’ protest against the coronavirus measures on Friday, Deputy PM Bausch told RTL that it is not the government’s intention to pressure anyone into doing something.

And abroad

• Tens of thousands of Italians called for a ban on the extreme right as they rallied in Rome Saturday after protests over a tough coronavirus pass regime last weekend degenerated into riots blamed on neofascists.

• A Chicago judge on Friday banned a police union president from making public statements on the city’s Covid-19 policy as a stand-off over vaccine mandates sparked dueling lawsuits.

• Russia on Saturday recorded 1,000 deaths over 24 hours for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with the country’s jab drive at a standstill and few restrictions in place.

• An online article shared on social media in October 2021 claims that some 350,000 US military personnel are being dishonorably discharged for refusing to be vaccinated against Covid-19. This is false; the Pentagon says the figure is inaccurate, and that the requirements are not yet in effect.