Daily roundupSaturday's key coronavirus developments in Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg

• The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 255 new cases of coronavirus were discovered yesterday from 11,737 tests, while one further death was reported.

• Two care homes in Rodange and Bofferdange have seen a cluster of infections recently.

And from abroad

• Several European countries introduced new lockdown measures Saturday as they battled surging coronavirus infections.

• Overseas fans will be banned from this summer’s pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics, organisers said Saturday, in a bid to reduce virus risks and convince a sceptical Japanese public the Games will be safe.

• EU chief Ursula von der Leyen threatened Saturday to halt exports of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccines if the bloc did not receive its promised deliveries first, escalating a row that has fanned international tensions.

• German police clashed with protesters at a mass demonstration against coronavirus restrictions in the city of Kassel on Saturday, using water cannon, batons and pepper spray to disperse crowds.

• There are fewer wrinkles and less gray hair among patients in Brazil’s intensive care units as the country reels from a surge in Covid-19 that is increasingly hitting people under 60.

• Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday, officials said, just two days after he received his first vaccination against the disease.