Evening roundupTuesday's key coronavirus developments

In Luxembourg:

• Confirmed cases of coronavirus rose by 127 to 2,970, as the number of deaths increased by 3 to 44.

• The government has promised to support businesses redirecting their production to manufacture protective masks and anti-bacterial gel.

• A Caritas coronavirus helpline has been launched to help those experiencing difficulties paying for groceries, bills, rent and debts, while the Ministry of Health created a new site to provide moral support to those who feel overwhelmed by the current situation.

• The cafeteria in the Centre Hospitalier Emile Mayrisch in Esch-sur-Alzette has been converted into an intensive care station.

• A group of university students launched a free tutoring initiative on Facebook to offer virtual tutoring to pupils in need.

• A new app called Maela makes it possible to monitor coronavirus patients, while the validity period of Luxembourg ID cardshas been extended.

In Tuesday's international developments:

• Global coronavirus cases stand at 1,381,014 with 78,269 deaths and 292,973 recoveries. You can find more detailed statistics here.

• The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was transferred to intensive care last night, as the country was projected to have the most deaths in Europe.

• The World Health Organization has said that the world is short of six million nurses, while a medicine shortagelooms over Europe.

• American deaths soared past 10,000, but stock markets have surged across the world due to hopeful signs in the fight against coronavirus.

• China reported no new deaths for the first time, while pandas in Hong Kong zoo are using their new-found lockdown privacy to get on with some overdue business.

• Italy is wondering how to end its lockdown, while Spain's leftist government is speeding up plans to introduce a universal basic income.

That's all for today's evening roundup. You can find the rest of today's stories in our live ticker.

In tonight's social distancing session, Luxembourg violinist All Reitz Reserved is performing live on the RTL Today Facebook page from 8pm.

And in the latest article from our series on Luxembourg's everyday heroes, we spoke with bus driver Didier.

Bis Muer!

- The RTL Today team.