Evening roundupSunday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad
As always, you can find our summary of today's key virus developments below.
In Luxembourg
- The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 83 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in the last 24 hours. This brings the total number of cases to 4,925. One death has been recorded, bringing the total number to 111. It is the first reported death since 25 May.
In international news
Hungary’s government said Sunday it was barring travel from South America, Africa, most of Asia, and restricting entry from several European countries after worldwide spikes in coronavirus cases. Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Chief of Staff Gergely Gulyas said that Hungarian health officials have placed 154 countries into three risk categories based on numbers of coronavirus infections.
- US President Donald Trump finally yielded to pressure and wore a face mask in public for the first time, as new figures Sunday showed the pace of the global spread of the coronavirus has accelerated.
- Berlin’s clubs and concert halls, closed for four months due to the coronavirus pandemic, have received an average of 81,000 euros each in aid from the city, according to figures published Sunday by the daily Tagesspiegel.
- The mayor of the French Mediterranean city of Nice on Sunday said he regretted a lack of social distancing at a shoreside DJ set thronged by partying crowds, vowing that in future masks would be obligatory at such outdoor events.
- Sri Lanka’s ruling party Sunday called off its rallies ahead of upcoming parliamentary elections and delayed the international airport’s reopening over a surge in virus cases.
- The Iguazu falls, considered to be one of the seven wonders of the natural world, partially reopened on the Argentine side on Saturday, 100 days after closing due to the coronavirus pandemic.
