Daily roundupSunday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg

• Prime Minister Xavier Bettel tested positive for coronavirus Sunday morning. The PM will now spend the next ten days in isolation.

• In rather different news, poetry slam is proving popular in Luxembourg’s schools as a way for children to come to terms with the impact of the pandemic.

And abroad

• Effective from Sunday, travellers from Luxembourg are no longer obliged to fill in a digital registration form on entry to Germany or provide proof of a negative test or vaccination status. From Tuesday, a flight ban applies to travellers from Portugal and Russia.

• The Belgian government is also implementing the next phase of its Summer Plan from today, with eased restrictions for social contact, hospitality and shopping, ceremonies and more.

• Moscow on Sunday recorded its worst daily coronavirus death toll and Indonesia saw more than 21,000 infections in a day, also a record, as countries across the Asia-Pacific region extended or reimposed restrictions to tackle fresh waves of cases.

• Millions of Sydney residents woke Sunday to the first full day of a two-week coronavirus lockdown, as Australia tried to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious Delta variant.

• UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigned on Saturday following revelations he broke government coronavirus restrictions during an affair with a close aide, with former finance minister Sajid Javid taking up the role.

• Finally, we fact check claims that Moderna developed a Covid-19 vaccine prior to the pandemic. (Clue: it’s BS).