Evening roundupTuesday's key coronavirus developments

In Luxembourg

• Confirmed cases of coronavirus rose by 60 to 3,618, as the number of deaths increased by 3 to 78. 

• The government has signed agreements with banks to provide loans to businesses, while Prime Minister Xavier Bettel is opposed to using COVID-19 contact-tracing apps.

• Authorities released a list of events confirmed to be cancelled as a result of the virus, as a new video was released showing Luxembourg City's empty streets.

• Staff from Mobiliteit were on hand to provide free face masks to those making use of Luxembourg's transport system this morning, while it emerged that a NATO field hospital was dispatched to Luxembourg from Italy in March.

• An online platform has been launched to help unemployed people find new jobs during the crisis.

• An inmate at Schrassig became the first prisoner to test positive for coronavirus in Luxembourg.

In Tuesday's international developments

• Global coronavirus cases stand at 2,501,156 with 171,810 deaths and 659,732 recoveries. You can find more detailed statistics here.

• 13 COVID-19 patients in their 30s have died in the Grand Est region of France, as deaths in Francepassed 20,000.

• US President Donald Trump said that he would temporarily suspend immigration to the United States because of the coronavirus pandemic.

• Italy's Prime Minister will reveal before the end of the week the steps the country will take to loosen restrictions, reopen the economy and emerge from the coronavirus crisis.

• In the latest from Asia, Virgin Australia has collapsed, while Singapore has extended restrictions.

• Latin American women are suffering from a surge in domestic violence during lockdowns, while drug violence has continued unabated in Mexico.

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

And finally, in case you missed it, here's the next instalment in our Learn Luxembourgish series, and if that doesn't tickle your fancy, read up on the history of German, French and Belgian migration to the Grand Duchy.

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