Official communications

During the week of 27 July to 2 August, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 and the number of contacts identified remained stable at a high level.

The United Kingdom authorities are preparing to introduce a self-isolation requirement for travellers from Luxembourg. This measure will, in principle, enter into force today at midnight.

Following the upsurge of the COVID-19 virus in recent weeks, some countries are asking for a 14-day quarantine or a recent negative COVID-19 test for residents coming from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Following the upsurge of the COVID-19 virus in recent weeks, some countries are obliging people from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to present a negative COVID-19 test upon entry.

On 22 July 2020, the Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved the bill implementing a new aid instrument aimed at companies that have suffered the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. ​

Switzerland is preparing to include Luxembourg in its list of States and areas with an increased risk of a COVID-19 infection. This could already take place on 22 July 2020.

Since the beginning of the sanitary crisis and, later on, as part as the deconfinement strategy, Luxembourg has adopted an ambitious testing strategy, composed of PCR diagnostic testing for those showing symptoms as well as large-scale testing aimed at identifying asymptomatic persons.

From Monday 8 June 2020, the Advanced care centres (Centres de soins avancés, CSA) at LuxExpo and the Rockhal will close their doors permantely.

This year, none of the four traditions, that where first to be listed on the national inventory of intangible cultural heritage in Luxembourg, can take place in the usual way.

Due to the current situation with regard to COVID-19, additional adaptations will be applied in public transport.

The Luxembourg government has decided to strengthen the support mechanism for the self-employed affected by the financial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Government in council of 4 May 2020 approved a derogation to article 75 of the Civil Code allowing the civil registrar to celebrate marriages in a municipal building other than the town hall. Civil partnership declarations can take place at the same locations.

In 2003, UNESCO adopted an important convention to protect and safeguard this rich heritage. The Ministry of Culture of Luxembourg introduced a register for the national intangible heritage in 2007, with four inscriptions a year later.

The overall objective is to avoid a second wave of infected people in the context of exit measures and thus the introduction of a new lockdown.

The call for research projects addressing current and future challenges of COVID-19 launched by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) is now open to public-private partnerships involving companies and research institutions.