Evening roundupSunday's key coronavirus news from Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg

• [block type="summary”]The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 62 new cases of coronavirus were recorded yesterday. The death toll has risen to 117.

  And around the world

  • Australia imposed an overnight curfew on Melbourne, its second-biggest city, on Sunday and banned people from moving more than five kilometres from home in a bid to control a growing coronavirus outbreak that is infecting hundreds daily

  • Some 45 police officers were injured in a wave of weekend demonstrations in Berlin including protests against coronavirus restrictions, police said as protesters gathered again in smaller numbers on Sunday.

  • The US National Restaurant Association said the restaurant industry - the second largest private sector employer in the US - is among the hardest hit by the pandemic, with losses projected to reach a staggering $240 billion by the end of the year.
  • Cases in South Africa reached half a million on Sunday, while Mexico overtook Britain to become the third hardest-hit country in virus deaths.
  • The annual Salzburg Festival kicked off in spite of the pandemic, with strict safety measures in place for all 110 shows.