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...
- Following his positive Covid test on 27 June, the Prime Minister was admitted to hospitalon Sunday morning. He will undergo medical observation for 24 hours.
- What’s worse? The vaccine side effects or the illness brought on by the SARS-CoV-2 virus? Science.luchecks the facts.
- On Saturday, 110 Lycée Hubert Clement students received their final diploma. After a tough year, it was important to the high school directorate to organise a graduation ceremony that could be considered normal - using Covid Check to ensure as many students and parents could attend as possible.
...And abroad
- Portugal has now overtaken the UK with the most cases of “Delta Plus” detected. Preliminary results from in vitro analyses suggest a lower neutralising ability by antibodies from previous Covid waves, which could mean that non-vaccinated people are at higher risk of catching the virus.
As travel picks up this summer, airlines are dusting off planes that were grounded during the pandemic, checking they are clear of fungus, bugs and bird nests before sending them back in the air.
- However, all is not smooth in travel this summer. After long months of lockdowns and curfews Europeans are looking forward to jetting off for a bit of sun and sand -- only to find that their dream vacation risks turning into a nightmare as no rental cars are available.
- Finally, it’s not only passenger travel which is still suffering disruption from the pandemic. Container shipping prices have reached record highs some 18 months after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, which disrupted maritime logistics chains and drove demand sky-high.
