Daily roundupSaturday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg

• The Ministry of Health doesn’t release figures on the weekend, but the latest update reported 1280 new coronavirus cases.

• For the second time in a row, the readers of RTL.lu have voted Health and Care staff Luxembourgers of the year!

• This week, business owners in the Horeca, the entertainment, and the fitness sectors have been able to pick up free rapid tests in front of Luxexpo on Kirchberg.

• Videos shared on social media falsely show rapid Covid-19 tests giving positive results when exposed to water, suggesting that the kits are inaccurate. Read our Fact Check here.

And abroad

• Queen Elizabeth II on Friday announced a knighthood for former prime minister Tony Blair, while the traditional New Year’s Honours also decorated officials who spearheaded Britain‘s fight against Covid-19.

• North Korean leader Kim Jong Un put the economy front and centre of an agenda-setting speech at the end of a key ruling party meeting, state media reported Saturday, with no mention of the United States.

• Philippine Airlines has said it has emerged from bankruptcy after a US court approved its plan to slash up to $2 billion in debt and obtain additional capital.

• Nine more games were postponed on Friday by the National Hockey League over Covid-19 issues, these following new attendance restrictions in Canadian cities due to the deadly virus.

• Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes his side’s crucial match against Chelsea will go ahead on Sunday despite three new coronavirus cases in his camp as another Premier League fixture was called off.

• The CES tech show announced Friday that the Las Vegas event next week will go on in person but will end one day early amid the surge in Covid-19 infections.