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In the current context, with a significant resurgence of new COVID-19 infections and the arrival of classic seasonal epidemics (influenza, pneumonia, bronchiolitis, etc.), general medical practices, paediatric practices and COVID branches of the emergency services are beginning to be increasingly solicited.

The Ministry of Health strongly urges people who test positive for COVID-19 to self-isolate as soon as they receive their results from the laboratory, or even to self-quarantine, if they are informed that they were in high-risk contact with a person who tested positive.

In view of the worrying increase in the number of new COVID-19 infections over the last three days, the Health Inspectorate's contact tracing unit has adapted its operating mode in order to increase its responsiveness in contacting people. This adaptation will be operational from Friday 23 October 2020.

The number of people testing positive for COVID-19 is up sharply (59%) with 1,280 cases for the week of 12 to 18 October, compared to 805 cases for the previous week. ​ The number of contacts also reached a very high level with 7,924 contacts compared to the 6,780 contacts previously identified (+17%).

In the weekly review from 5 to 11 October, the Ministry of Health stated that 12% of all positive cases in Luxembourg are linked to education field. It should be pointed out, in this context, that this number includes all students from the University of Luxembourg as well as students from foreign universities with residency in Luxembourg.

Minister of the Economy Franz Fayot and Sasha Baillie, CEO of the national innovation agency Luxinnovation, announced on Thursday 15 October the names of the 20 start-ups that have been selected for participation in the 10th edition of the Fit 4 Start acceleration programme.

Sur invitation de la Union Stiftung, Corinne Cahen, en tant que ministre luxembourgeoise à la Grande Région, a participé avec Peter Strobel, ministre sarrois des Finances et de l'Europe, à la conférence "L'avenir des relations Sarre-Luxembourg", qui s'est tenue à Sarrebruck le 15 octobre 2020.

Luxembourg, October 14, 2020 – The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg became a founding member of the Artemis Accords when Minister of the Economy Franz Fayot signed the Accords on behalf of Luxembourg. The virtual signing took place yesterday at 12.30 h EDT in Washington DC at the 71st International Aeronautical Congress.

During the week of 5 to 11 October, the number of positive cases (806, +47%) and the number of their identified close contacts (6,868, +50%) increased significantly.

During the week of 28 September to 4 October, the number of residents testing positive for COVID-19 is up 19% with 549 people, compared to 460 the previous week. The number of contacts remains at a stable high level with 4,619 compared to 4,666 contacts (-1%) the previous week.

At the end of the half-yearly meeting of the Trade and Investment Board, the Minister of the Economy and the President of the Chamber of Commerce presented the recent initiatives that have been taken, particularly in the context of the pandemic, to support Luxembourg companies in their efforts to internationalise with the opening of a Luxembourg Trade & Investment Office (LTIO) in Casablanca.

En date du 6 octobre, près d’une centaine d’organisations luxembourgeoises ont célébré la diversité et l’inclusion lors de la 6e édition du Diversity Day. Événement international, cette journée de la diversité invite les acteurs de tous horizons à lancer des initiatives pour illustrer leur engagement en faveur de la diversité au travers d’actions ponctuelles et ludiques.

Luxembourg/Kuala Lumpur (5 October 2020) – The Alliance of Financial Inclusion (AFI) has launched its Europe Representative Office (ERO) in the City of Luxembourg, the first office in Europe for the world's leading organization on financial inclusion policy and regulation.

Le 1er octobre 2020, la ministre de la Famille et de l’Intégration, Corinne Cahen, a assisté à l’inauguration des locaux rénovés du Club Senior "Mosaïque Club" à Esch-sur-Alzette.

On 1 October 2020, Franz Fayot, Minister of Economy, and Maggy Nagel, Commissioner General of the Luxembourg Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, presented an update on Luxembourg's participation in the World Expo 2020 in Dubai, the official start of which has been postponed by exactly one year.