COVID-19 pandemic in Luxembourg
| COVID-19 pandemic in Luxembourg | |
|---|---|
 As of 21 March, all regions have confirmed coronavirus cases (red) | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Luxembourg |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Luxembourg City |
| Arrival date | 29 February 2020 (4 years, 11 months and 3 weeks) |
| Confirmed cases | [1] |
| Active cases | 2,372[1] |
| Recovered | [1] |
Deaths | [1] |
| Government website | |
| gouvernement | |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Luxembourg on 29 February 2020. As of , there are confirmed cases, with deaths, and recoveries in Luxembourg.[1]
On 29 February the Ministry of Health of Luxembourg confirmed the first case of the coronavirus in the country.[2][3] The patient was a man in his forties who had returned from Italy via Charleroi, Belgium.[4][5]
On 13 March, Minister for Health Paulette Lenert, Minister for Mobility François Bausch, and Minister for Family Affairs Corinne Cahen held a press conference to confirm another 8 cases and Luxembourg's first death, which was a 94-year-old who had been in critical condition.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Coronavirus: COVID-19". The Luxembourg Government Ministry of Health.
- ↑ "Tracking coronavirus: Map, data and timeline". BNO News. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
- ↑ RTL Today - Man quarantined in CHL: First case of coronavirus confirmed in Luxembourg, Charleroi Airport increasing precautionary measures
- ↑ "First coronavirus case confirmed in Luxembourg". luxtimes.lu. Archived from the original on 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ↑ "Livestream around 6 pm - rolling updates: Government to hold another coronavirus press briefing - Luxembourg records first coronavirus death". today.rtl.lu. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
