Evening roundupSunday's key coronavirus developments in Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg

• The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 136 new cases of coronavirus were discovered yesterday, while three more people died, bringing the death toll to 530.
  

• The Horesca sector is under severe strain from the pandemic. We spoke to experienced restaurateur and campsite owner Sebastian Veldkamp about the challenges he is facing.

• Just across the border in Trier and Rheinland-Pfalz, the region saw active infections fall on the eve of new restrictions.

And around the world

• Britain is in a race against the clock to vaccinate as many people as possible as cases surge, while Germany warned that the hardest days are yet to come.

• Tomorrow marks the anniversary of China confirming its first death from Covid-19, yet the virus’ origin remains a mystery.

• In Japan support for the coronavirus-postponed Tokyo Olympics this summer hit an all-time low, as the country battles a third wave of infections.

• The Caribbean island nation of Cuba is set to test its most advanced Covid vaccine candidate in Iran. The news came on the heels of Iran’s supreme leader on Friday banning the import of American and British-produced vaccines against Covid-19, saying they were “completely untrustworthy.”

• Meanwhile, the Philippines has secured 30 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine produced by US firm Novavax, which is in late-stage human trials.

• Finally, a film festival in Gothenburg, Sweden is making the most of a bad situation by offering one lucky film buff the chance to spend a week on a remote island with just themselves, and 60 film premieres, for company.