Daily roundupThursday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg

• The latest figures from Luxembourg show that 243 new cases of coronavirus were discovered over the last 24 hours, while the death toll increased by two.

• The Ministry of Health has issued new advice to clinics and GPs regarding the Moderna vaccine, which it says should not be administered to those aged 30 and under.

• Luxembourg City mayor Lydie Polfer has confirmed that the “Winterlights” Christmas event around the capital will be using CovidCheck regulations, along with the traditional Christmas market on Place d’Armes.

• The weekly Covid review recorded an 8% increase in new cases.

• The organisers of the anti-Covid restrictions “Silent White March” have issued a statement on the government’s coronavirus response.

• The US lifted its travel ban on arrivals from Europe on 8 November, leading to a boom in bookings for Luxembourgers, according to local travel agencies.

And abroad

• The EU increased its growth forecast for 2021 on Thursday, as the Eurozone economy holds strong against higher energy prices, supply chain bottlenecks and a fresh wave of Covid cases.

• The coronavirus pandemic has sparked a sharp rise in online shopping fraud, Europe’s policing agency warned on Thursday, saying criminals continued to prey on victims working from home.

• With the highest Covid-19 vaccination rate of Europe’s big nations, Spain has been spared the surge in infections seen across the continent but experts warn the country remains vulnerable to the virus.

• Germany registered a record 50,196 new Covid-19 infections Thursday, according to health authorities - the first time daily cases have exceeded 50,000 since the pandemic began.

• Beijing authorities have sealed off a mall and locked down several residential compounds over a Covid flare-up, as the latest outbreak spread to the Chinese capital’s central districts.

• Puerto Rico has an underfunded health care system, high levels of poverty and its infrastructure remains devastated by the 2017 hurricane - yet it’s still leading the rest of the US in vaccination rates.