Evening roundupSunday's key coronavirus developments in Luxembourg and abroad
EU leaders battled to save a beleaguered 750 million euro virus recovery package at a summit on Sunday, as global deaths soared past 600,000 and Hong Kong raised the alarm about its growing outbreak - our evening roundup.
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.
- Police had to intervene to break up the swathes of bathers who took to the Upper Sûre Lake on Sunday.
And around the world
- 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.
- 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.