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As decided by the Government Council on 10 December and following the advice of the High Council for Infectious Diseases (Conseil supérieur des maladies infectieuses – CSMI) on 29 November, vulnerable children aged between 5 and 11 years and those in regular contact with vulnerable people will be able to get vaccinated on a voluntary basis.

On Thursday 10 December, the Minister for the Greater Region, Mrs Corinne Cahen, took part in the annual EU-Tribe colloquium at the House of StartUps in Bonnevoie, in the presence of representatives of incubators and start-ups from the entire Greater Region.

As part of the Vaccination Week (Impfwoch), the Ministry of Health will organise the IMPF'O'DAY on Saturday 11 December at the "Athénée de Luxembourg".

On 8 December 2021, the awards ceremony for the National Literary Competition 2021 took place at the National Literature Centre in the presence of the winners. Josée Hansen from the literature and publishing unit of the Ministry of Culture represented Sam Tanson, minister of Culture, who was unable to attend.

The number of people testing positive for COVID-19 has increased from 2,373 to 2,699 cases (+14%) for the week of 29 November to 5 December.

The CovidCheck.lu app has been adapted in view of the new anti-COVID measures announced by the Government in the fight against the pandemic. Users can now familiarise themselves with this new version of the app.

The agreement on telework concluded with Germany due to the COVID 19 pandemic will remain applicable at least until March 31 2022, the competent authorities from Luxembourg and Germany decided.

Update of the guide to good hygiene practices and the application of HACCP principles The Chamber of Trade has updated its guide to good hygiene

The system in place for monitoring COVID-19 in Luxembourg is continuously adapted to produce indicators that reflect the evolution of the epidemic in real time.

The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs wishes to inform that the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has acted on the recent decisions to modify Recommendation (EU) 2020/912 on the temporary restriction on non-essential travel into the EU and the possible lifting of such restriction.

In the context of a large shipment of vaccines announced for next week and in order to offer all those concerned by a COVID-19 booster vaccine ("booster" or "3rd dose") an additional opportunity to get vaccinated, the Government is working on the temporary re-opening of a fourth vaccination centre.

The Ministry of Consumer Protection extends the cooperation with the ULC for the years 2022 and 2023. En date du 3 décembre 2021, la Ministre de

The government has just passed two financing bills to support the realization of the first phase of the new "NeiSchmelz" residential area in Dudelange with half a billion euros. In the center of the city of Dudelange, on an area of around 36 hectares, the former steel industry wasteland will be converted into a modern and ecological city district with a high quality of life and housing.

The number of people testing positive for COVID-19 has increased from 1,897 to 2,373 cases (+25%) for the week of 22 to 28 November.

On 30 November 2021, Corinne Cahen, Minister for Family Affairs and Integration, participated in the official presentation of the Omega 90 palliative care training certificates.