Evening roundupWednesday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg:

• [block type="summary”]The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 110 new cases of coronavirus were discovered yesterday.

  • Only 50% of employees benefit from teleworking, depending on the location and nature of their work.

  Around the world:

  • Coronavirus infections in India soared past five million on Wednesday, as the EU’s chief warned against “vaccine nationalism” in the frantic global race to battle the disease.

  • US President Donald Trump has hinted a Covid-19 vaccine may be ready before the November election, but will it be safe and effective?
  • Japan’s new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged Wednesday to keep coronavirus infections under control as Shinzo Abe left office after a record-breaking tenure.
  • A crowd of more than 2,000 frustrated Jewish pilgrims built up on the closed Ukraine-Belarus border on Wednesday, as Ukrainian authorities accused their Belarusian counterparts of giving the pilgrims false hope of entering despite strict coronavirus travel restrictions.
  • EU chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed Wednesday that Europe would lead the global search for a coronavirus vaccine while rebuilding its shattered economy with a green recovery plan.