Evening roundupSunday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg

• [block type="summary”]The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 54 new cases of coronavirus were discovered yesterday. 7,351 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.

  And abroad

  • Once a role model in the fight against Covid-19, Israel is set to lock down several cities to slow the fast-spreading contagion as the government faces harsh criticism over the crisis. Israel passed the milestone of 1,000 novel coronavirus deaths this weekend after the toll tripled over the summer.
  • French authorities have placed seven more departments covering major cities such as Lille, Strasbourg and Dijon on high alert as increases in Covid-19 infections accelerate, the government said Sunday.
  • Italy’s former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is responding well to treatment after he was taken to hospital with coronavirus, his doctor said on Sunday, but warned his condition was “delicate”.
  • Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris said in comments released Saturday that if a coronavirus vaccine is available before November’s election, she would not take President Donald Trump’s word on its safety and efficacy.
  • Trials are about to begin in Costa Rica for a new, inexpensive coronavirus treatment using antibodies from horses which have been injected with the novel coronavirus. The treatment was developed by researches at the University of Costa Rica, and is set to be trialled on 26 patients.
  • With 167 cases confirmed over the last 24 hours, South Korea has seen its lowest increase in confirmed infections in three weeks. This follow tighter restrictions put in place to stop a second wave from building.
  • Its fall season has been cancelled and its concert hall closed indefinitely, so New York’s Philharmonic is taking it to the streets.