Daily roundupSunday's key coronavirus developments in Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg

• The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 206 new cases of coronavirus were discovered yesterday from 8,653 tests, while three further deaths were reported.

• On Saturday afternoon, several hundred people convened in the capital to express their frustrations over the continuation of restrictions.

• A prisoner at Schrassig Prison has tested positive for Covid-19 this week, the first case since the start of the pandemic.

• Minister for Family Affairs and Integration Corinne Cahen confirmed that there are currently three retirement or care homes that have reported multiple infections.

And from abroad

• Thousands of protesters angry at Covid-19 restrictions rallied in cities across Europe on Saturday as several nations reimposed partial lockdowns to fight new surges in infections.

• London police arrested dozens of people Saturday after thousands turned out in the British capital to protest against ongoing coronavirus lockdown restrictions, with the city’s police force in the spotlight over its officer’s conduct after a series of recent incidents.

• Throngs of revelers flocking to Miami Beach in Florida for spring break have become so uncontrollable that authorities declared a state of emergency Saturday and imposed a curfew meant to quash the party.

• Angela Merkel is seeking to extend Germany’s anti-Covid restrictions into April as the country battles a third wave of the virus, according to a government memo obtained by AFP on Sunday.

• Churches in Manila will be closed, eating inside restaurants banned and leisure travel outside the Philippine capital curbed under new coronavirus rules unveiled Sunday as the country battles a resurgence in infections.

• Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has said he does not plan to vaccinate himself against Covid-19, preferring a herbal “remedy”, and is in no hurry to launch mass inoculations for his citizens.

• Tourists in Mexico continue to party as if there were no pandemic emergency, as one of the few major tourist destinations not to have closed its borders or demanded a negative coronavirus test result on arrival.