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 849 new cases of coronavirus were discovered yesterday.

  • As Luxembourgers flocked to the country’s graveyards this 1 November, they had to respect coronavirus restrictions.
  • The Ministry for Mobility and Public Works and the Ministry for Defence stated Saturday evening that François Bausch had left quarantine after testing negative for Covid-19.
  • Through the national health reserve, which was implemented this spring, retired doctors, nursing school students and medical students were made available to assist with the response to the pandemic. The last group, however, may not be able to heed the call this time round.

  And around the world

  • Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a new four-week coronavirus lockdown in England, which will join several European countries in imposing the measure for a second time, as Slovakia took a different tack and began testing its entire population.

  • In Mexico death is usually a cause for celebration during the Day of the Dead festival, but this year parades are canceled and cemeteries closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Police in Spain made dozens of arrests during clashes with protestors for a second consecutive night as demonstrators took to the streets to denounce the new coronavirus restrictions.

  • [block type="summary”]Meanwhile, Madrid municipal funeral home workers staged a 24-hour strike Sunday to demand more staff to face an expected rise in coronavirus deaths during the second wave of the pandemic.