Daily roundupSunday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad
Find all of the day's most important Covid-19 news in one place.
Starting with Luxembourg
- There was no coronavirus-related news in Luxembourg today.
And abroad
- India’s capital New Delhi on Sunday extended its lockdown as the country’s Covid-19 crisis grew with infections and deaths hitting record highs.
- A fire that ravaged a Covid-19 hospital in Iraq’s capital killed 82 people pre-dawn Sunday, sparking angry calls for officials to be sacked in a country with long-dilapidated health infrastructure.
- Brazil marked a grim milestone Saturday, as April became the deadliest month yet in the country’s Covid epidemic, authorities said.
- Alber Elbaz, the fashion designer whose playful designs transformed the storied French house Lanvin into an industry darling before his shock ouster in 2015, has died aged 59 after a battle with Covid-19, the Richemont luxury group said Sunday.
- In England, the return of supporters to stadiums took another significant step forward with 8,000 in attendance for Sunday’s League Cup final between Manchester City and Tottenham at Wembley.
- A leading Indian newspaper group suspended coverage of the Indian Premier League on Sunday, calling the glitzy cricket tournament “commercialism gone crass” and “incongruous” as a record-breaking pandemic surge grips the country.