
[block type="summary”]The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 349 new cases of coronavirus were discovered yesterday, while eight more deaths were reported.
[block type="summary”]Minister of Education Claude Meisch told RTL there are no plans for early Christmas holidays in Luxembourg.
The European Medicines Agency moved forward a meeting to decide on authorisation for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine by more than a week to 21 December. If the vaccine is approved, this could pave the way for an earlier-than-expected rollout across Europe.
The news came as the US and EU push forward plans to approve vaccines as fears of Christmas infections grow. The US kicked off its mass vaccination drive on Monday, while new data released by the US regulator confirmed Moderna’s vaccine effort was safe and effective.