Daily roundupTuesday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad

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The most important developments both at home and abroad.
French Health Minister Olivier Veran (2ndR) and French Prime Minister Jean Castex (2ndL) look at a woman receiving a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Villetaneuse, northern suburb of Paris, on July 27, 2021.
French Health Minister Olivier Veran (2ndR) and French Prime Minister Jean Castex (2ndL) look at a woman receiving a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Villetaneuse, northern suburb of Paris, on July 27, 2021.
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Starting with Luxembourg

And abroad

  • The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) said Monday its more than 100,000 health care personnel would have to get Covid-19 shots, becoming the first federal agency to institute a mandate as California and New York City announced new vaccine requirements affecting workers.

  • A new WorldBank financing mechanism will allow developing countries to purchase Covid-19 vaccines collectively through the Covax facility, it was announced Monday.

  • Melbourne’s coronavirus lockdown will be lifted late Tuesday, as authorities signalled a Delta variant outbreak in Australia’s second-biggest city had been contained.

  • France’s highest constitutional authority on Monday said it would rule next week on new legislation passed by parliament that would make vaccine passes a key part of daily life.

  • EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday that 70 percent of adults in the bloc have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

  • Tanzania’s health ministry said it will begin a mass vaccination drive on Wednesday, in a reversal of the policies of the country’s late Covid-sceptic leader.

  • Indonesia reported a record 2,069 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours Tuesday as it faces its deadliest Covid-19 surge since the pandemic began.

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