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High-Level Panel: Cycling as a Mobility Solution for Challenging Times
The Luxembourg Ministry of Mobility and Publics Works and the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities invite you to High-Level Panel: Cycling as a Mobility Solution for Challenging Times.
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Opening of two COVID-19 Sampling Centres in Esch and Dudelange
Due to the high demand for coronavirus diagnostic tests, two Sampling Centres (Centres de prélèvement - CDP) will open this week.
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University and Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs launch Cybersecurity Growth Project in West Africa
Universities in Burkina Faso and Senegal will soon boost newly minted cybersecurity study programmes thanks to a project initiated by the University of Luxembourg's Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) and supported by the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs.
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New COVID-19 cases - Weekly review: 19 - 25 October.
The number of people testing positive for COVID-19 is up sharply (265%) with 3,387 cases for the week of 19 to 25 October, compared to 1,280 cases for the previous week. The number of contacts also reached a very high level with 9,980 contacts compared to the 7,878 contacts previously identified (+27%).
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The COVID-19 Consultation Centre will open on Tuesday, 27 October
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.
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COVID-19: Ministry of Health launches appeal to help facilitate contact tracing
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.
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COVID-19: Adaptation of the self-isolation and self-quarantine procedures to facilitate contact tracing
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.
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New COVID-19 cases - Weekly review: 12 - 18 October. The Ministry of Health calls for increased vigilance
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%).
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Further clarification by the Ministry of Health regarding the positive cases linked to education field
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.
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Franz Fayot and Sasha Bailie present an overview of the Fit 4 Start acceleration program since its launch and announce the 20 start-ups selected for the 10th edition
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.
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Conférence : L'avenir des relations Sarre-Luxembourg
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.
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Luxembourg, NASA and several other partner countries are among the first signatories of the Artemis Accords
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.
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New COVID-19 cases - Weekly review: 5 - 11 October
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.
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New COVID-19 cases - Weekly review: 28 September - 4 October
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.
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Franz Fayot and Luc Frieden announce the official opening of an LTIO office in Casablanca and launch the Digital marketing guide, at the end of the TIB biannual meeting
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.