Evening roundupWednesday's key coronavirus developments in Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg

• [block type="summary”]The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 190 new cases of coronavirus were discovered yesterday.

  • The vaccination campaign has been criticised for starting too slowly, with around 2,000 people vaccinated thus far (as of 11 January 2021).

  • [block type="summary”]Police reported 200 violations of health regulations out of 430 checks last week.

    And around the world

    • [block type="summary”]The novel coronavirus has killed at least 1,963,557 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to an AFP tally from official sources at 1100 GMT on Wednesday.

      • Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday tasked officials with launching mass coronavirus vaccinations from next week, touting Russia’s homemade jab as the world’s best.

      • [block type="summary”]In the midst of a third wave of coronavirus infections, Ireland now holds the unhappy title of the nation with the highest transmission rate in the world.