Evening roundupSaturday's key coronavirus developments in Luxembourg and around the world

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Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume donating blood in Luxembourg
Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume donating blood in Luxembourg
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Starting with Luxembourg:

  • [block type="summary”]44 cases of coronavirus were recorded in the latest update from the Ministry of Health, taking the total to 4,217, while deaths remain at 110.

    • The Green Party’s national congress has been cancelled, with organisers of the digital event believed to have tested positive.

    And around the world

    • America’s top infectious diseases expert has warned the United States is facing a “serious problem” from a resurgent coronavirus as the illness puts the brakes on reopening two of the country’s largest states.

    • Argentina President Alberto Fernandez announced a toughening of lockdown measures in the capital Buenos Aires and its surrounding area as coronavirus cases are on the rise.

    • India now has more than 500,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, according to government figures released Saturday that showed a record daily leap of 18,500 new infections.

    • A court in Los Angeles has ordered the release of more than 100 children held in United States family immigration detention because of the risk they could catch coronavirus in the facilities.

    • Britain said it will lift its two-week coronavirus quarantine rule for visitors arriving from some “low risk” countries, after pressure from airlines and the tourism sector.
    • [block type="summary”]Coldplay, Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Hudson and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson lent support to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in a coronavirus fundraising drive on Saturday that raised 6.15 billion euros ($6.9 billion).

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