Daily roundupTuesday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg

• https://today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg/a/1796305.html

  The latest figures from Luxembourg show that 99 new cases of coronavirus were discovered over the last 24 hours.

And abroad

• Norwegian Health Minister Bent Høie said earlier today that Norway will soon offer a third dose of Covid vaccinations to those older than 65.

• The Chinese mainland has administered almost 2.215 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Monday, the latest data from the National Health Commission (NHC) showed on Tuesday.

• The novel coronavirus has killed at least 4,805,049 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1000 GMT on Tuesday.

• Vaccination with two doses of the Pfizer jab stays highly effective against severe Covid -- including the Delta variant -- for at least six months, an analysis of US patients said Monday.

• Russia on Tuesday recorded its highest daily coronavirus death toll as cases linked to the Delta variant spike amid a lacklustre vaccination drive and few anti-virus restrictions.

• Portugal is the latest European country set to begin giving booster shots to anyone over the age of 65.

• NorthKorea has continued to pursue its weapons development programmes despite facing a worsening economic situation due to its self-imposed coronavirus blockade, a new UN report has said.