Daily roundupTuesday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg

• The latest figures from Luxembourg show that 486 new cases of coronavirus were discovered over the last 24 hours.

• The Minister of Justice Sam Tanson has filed a complaint against journalist and Covid-sceptic Jean-Marie Jacob over a Tweet comparing the Nuremberg Trials to the Luxembourg government’s vaccine campaign.

• Businesses in the Horesca sector say they are happy to fall back on ‘useless’ rapid tests to stay open.

• A year ago today, the first person was inoculated against Covid in Luxembourg.

And abroad

• China put hundreds of thousands more people under lockdown Tuesday to try and stamp out a worsening coronavirus outbreak, as infections hit new highs in multiple European countries and US states.

• The United States Monday halved the isolation period for asymptomatic Covid cases in a bid to blunt mass Omicron-induced disruption, as infections hit new highs in multiple US states and Europe, wreaking havoc on global air travel.

• Delta Air Lines on Monday cited new Chinese cleaning requirements after it rerouted a China-bound flight back to the United States, drawing criticism from Chinese authorities.

• Stock markets mostly rose on Tuesday as investors appeared to ride a “Santa Claus rally” and optimism that the Omicron coronavirus variant will not derail the global economic recovery.

• The Premier League has revealed a record 103 players and staff tested positive for the coronavirus in the period from December 20 to 26.