Evening roundupSunday's key coronavirus developments in Luxembourg and abroad

In Luxembourg

• [block type="summary”]The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 112 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in the last 24 hours. This brings the total number of cases to 5,605, while the number of deaths remains at 111. 344,744 tests have been carried out in Luxembourg since the start of the outbreak, a rise of 11,287 since yesterday.

  • The Minister for Family Affairs and Integration Corinne Cahen called for more caution in nursing and care homes.
  • Police had to intervene to break up the swathes of bathers who took to the Upper Sûre Lake on Sunday.

  And around the world

  • Thirty-nine people were detained after police were attacked with “a hail of bottles” at an open-air party in central Frankfurt attended by thousands of youngsters, police in the German city said Sunday. Five officers were injured.
  • Coronavirus is spreading “out of control” in Hong Kong with a record 100 new cases confirmed, the finance hub’s leader said Sunday as she tightened social distancing measures to tackle the sudden surge in infections.
  • British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Sunday he was “absolutely confident” in allegations by the UK and its allies that Russia targeted labs conducting coronavirus research, branding the behaviour “outrageous and reprehensible”.
  • Australia’s second-biggest city will make it compulsory to wear a mask in public, authorities announced Sunday, as Melbourne steps up efforts to bring a coronavirus outbreak under control.
  • EU leaders returned for a tense third day of summit talks on Sunday amid a clash over the scale and rules of a huge planned coronavirus economic rescue package.
  • The German state of Bavaria will soon start offering free coronavirus tests at airports for people returning from holiday, state premier Markus Soeder said Sunday.
  • Sumo began a new tournament in front of a live audience Sunday, despite a steady rise in coronavirus infections, with fans voicing both joy and caution about watching the Japanese spectacle during the pandemic.
  • From engineers on cargo ships to waiters on luxury cruise liners, ocean-based workers around the world have been caught up in what the United Nations warns is a growing humanitarian crisis that has been blamed for several suicides.
  • Since France emerged from its two-month lockdown in May, the number of cyclists in Paris has skyrocketed, increasing by more than 50 percent, according to the city council.
  • And finally, the Swedish island of Gotland has hired a troupe of troop (well, troupe) of medieval knights to safeguard against the spread of covid-19.