Daily roundupWednesday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad

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The most important developments both at home and abroad.
A student (L) receives the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine at a high school in Shenyang in China's northeastern Liaoning province on July 28, 2021.
A student (L) receives the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine at a high school in Shenyang in China’s northeastern Liaoning province on July 28, 2021.
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Starting with Luxembourg

  • The latest figures from Luxembourg show that 107 new cases of coronavirus were discovered over the last 24 hours.

  • BioneXt announced that over the upcoming days, it will request the European institutions to intervene because of “unfair competition” in the context of Luxembourg’s Large-Scale Testing Campaign.

  • While nearly 4 billion Covid jabs have been done worldwide, there are vast differences in vaccination rates, with poor countries struggling to get their hands on the precious vials. More locally, Luxembourg is slightly behind its neighbours.

  • 60 years old. Mentally and physically fit. Former marathon runner. Never previously hospitalised, this Covid patient has been flattened by the disease. He opened up about his experience to our colleagues at RTL Télé.

And abroad

  • People vaccinated against Covid-19 in high-risk parts of the United States should resume wearing masks indoors, the top health authority said Tuesday, a major reversal in guidance that underscored the country’s struggle to suppress the Delta variant.

  • Millions of Sydney residents will spend another month in lockdown, authorities announced Wednesday, citing a still-fast-growing coronavirus outbreak and stubbornly low vaccination rates.

  • Ireland will start offering Covid-19 vaccinations to children aged 12 and up, the government said Tuesday, warning the Delta variant still poses “a significant risk” in the country despite a high-tempo jabs rollout.

  • The novel coronavirus has killed at least 4,179,675 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019

  • Junta authorities in Myanmar are seeking help from the international community to tackle the coronavirus, state media said Wednesday, as the impoverished country looks beyond ally China in its struggle to beat back a new wave.

  • Pfizer lifted its annual revenue and profit projections Wednesday as it forecast the delivery of 500 million more Covid-19 vaccine doses compared with earlier expectations.
  • New York’s Metropolitan Opera will require audiences and performers to be fully vaccinated for its upcoming season, the house announced Tuesday amid debate in the United States about mandatory vaccinations.
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