Daily roundupSunday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad

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The most important developments both at home and abroad.
People queue up to register themselves and get inoculated with the Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a temporary vaccination centre in Thimpu on July 20, 2021.
People queue up to register themselves and get inoculated with the Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a temporary vaccination centre in Thimpu on July 20, 2021.
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Starting with Luxembourg

  • The impact of Covid on working hours in Luxembourg was less dramatic than the EU average, according to the latest figures from Eurostat.

  • 200 children and 75 staff members from the Luxembourgish Scouts and Guides Association (FNEL) were able to celebrate their 100th anniversary this year, with the help of Covid Check.

And abroad

  • Lawmakers from France’s upper and lower houses of parliament were on Sunday seeking to agree a deal to allow the adoption of legislation making vaccine passports vital for French daily life in the battle against Covid-19.

  • More than 100,000 people protested in Australia, France,Italy and Greece on Saturday, sparking clashes with police as they railed against Covid-19 measures and government sanctions against the unvaccinated aimed at prodding more people into getting jabs.

  • The latest global toll records 8,471 new deaths and 525,589 new cases on Saturday.

  • With Tunisia’s health system close to collapse after being overwhelmed by a surge of Covid-19 cases, other countries and even individuals have stepped in to stem the crisis.

  • In one of the first big live events to take part in the UK, nearly 10,000 music fans savoured new-found freedoms at London’s Kaleidoscope Festival on Saturday.

  • And finally, a Facebook video cites Harvard research to claim that people vaccinated against Covid-19 are at greatest risk from the Delta variant. But AFP’s Fact Check found the claim is false.
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