Daily roundupSaturday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg

• Figures are not released on the weekends, but the latest figures from Luxembourg show that 543 new cases were discovered.

• New Covid rules take effect today. Here is an overview of what they entail.

• More support is being voiced for mandatory vaccination, both from the political and scientific spheres. While no decision has been taken thus far, the government will table a bill for a debate on 15 January 2022.

• Due to the tightening measures in light of the coronavirus situation, cancellations have become more frequent. Here is an overview of all cancellations we were communicated.

And abroad

• https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/1837716.htmlAccording to Flightaware.com, more than 2,500 flights were scrubbed around the globe on Christmas Day, including more than 870 originating from or headed to US airports, with some 4,200 delays as of 1430 GMT.

• Pope Francis called for more solidarity with those living in poverty as he celebrated mass in Rome in front of a masked congregation of around 2,000 people, while billions around the world again marked Christmas under the shadow of the coronavirus.

• https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/1837745.htmlThe United States will next week lift the travel ban imposed on several southern African nations when the Omicron variant of Covid was first detected, officials said Friday.

• In Bethlehem’s Manger Square, visitors in Santa hats and scouts beating drums marked Christmas Eve on Friday, but numbers were lower than usual as coronavirus fears overshadowed celebrations for a second straight year.