Daily roundupThursday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg

• The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 108 new cases of coronavirus were discovered over the last 24 hours. It’s the first time since 18 May that the country registers over 100 cases per day.

• For a first time in thirteen weeks, new infections have risen, that from 90 to 107. At the same time, the number of contacts have decreased from 396 to 353. Between 21 and 27 June, 39,181 tests were executed, 16,000 fewer than during the previous week. The weekly overview. Meanwhile, in schools, 33 cases were found in the last seven days.

• 60 recent graduates from the European School of Luxembourg tested positive for coronavirus after a trip to Mallorca.

• 5 million rapid antigen tests have been distributed to employers.

And abroad

• On Thursday, the new Covid certificate will be eligible for use when travelling between countries of the European Union. An overview. But a surge in the Delta variant, first detected in India and now quickly gaining ground elsewhere, could trigger an “emergency brake” provision suspending the certificate’s acceptance.
• Germany’s CureVac said Wednesday that final trial results showed its coronavirus vaccine had an efficacy rate of just 48 percent, far lower than those developed by mRNA rivals BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna.

• Europe’s tourism hot spots are gearing up for what they hope will be a summer season marked by the return of foreigners eager for a taste of freedom after a year of Covid restrictions and lockdowns worldwide.

• Hundreds of cases have been detected among spectators attending Euro matches taking place across Europe, with carriers of the Delta strain detected in Copenhagen, and infected Scots and Finns returning from London and Saint Petersburg respectively. The WHO called for better monitoring.

• The Bangladesh army and police patrolled empty streets on Thursday as a strict week-long Covid-19 lockdown began, with people confined to their homes except for emergencies and to buy essentials.

• Kazakhstan on Thursday ordered mandatory coronavirus vaccinations for a wide range of workers who come into contact with others. Unvaccinated workers must be tested for the coronavirus every week.

• Opposition lawmakers in Brazil launched a fresh bid Wednesday to impeach President Jair Bolsonaro as more allegations broke of corruption in acquiring coronavirus vaccines to tackle a pandemic he is accused of having criminally mishandled.