Daily roundupThursday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad

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Starting with Luxembourg

  • The latest figures from Luxembourg show that 47 new cases of coronavirus were discovered over the last 24 hours.

  • On Thursday morning, Minister of Health Paulette Lenert confirmed that a small number of people have already received a third shot of the coronavirus vaccine in Luxembourg.

  • On Wednesday, Luxembourg City officials presented the alternative summer programme, which is set to replace the traditional Schueberfouer for the second year in a row.

And abroad

  • New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern said Thursday that strict border controls would remain this year but she hoped to cautiously reopen to the rest of the world in 2022 while maintaining the country’s virus-free status.

  • German travel giant TUI said vaccinated travellers should have their “liberties fully restored”, as it announced Thursday another huge coronavirus-related financial loss.

  • Australian state officials defended their decision Thursday to force some Olympic athletes to quarantine for four weeks, as one high-profile sports star branded the move “disgusting” and another “embarrassing”.

  • Britain’s economy rebounded 4.8 percent in the second quarter as the government began relaxing lockdown restrictions, official data showed Thursday.

  • The number of US workers filing applications for unemployment benefits continues to trend downward, with another sharp drop last week, according to government data released Thursday.

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