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Launch of an additional vaccination campaign for all professionals in contact with vulnerable people
In order to continue to raise awareness among health professionals about the COVID-19 vaccination, the Minister of Health, Paulette Lenert, and the Minister for Family Affairs and Integration, Corinne Cahen, have launched an additional vaccination campaign targeting all professionals in contact with vulnerable people.
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Continuation of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign for homeless people
After a first vaccination campaign for the homeless on 1 and 2 June 2021 at the "Wanteraktioun" premises, said campaign by the mobile teams of the Directorate of Health was been extended in order to reach a maximum number of people in very precarious situations who, for health reasons, geographical distance or other reasons, were unable to visit the "Wanteraktioun" premises.
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COVID-19 cases - Weekly review: 12 - 18 July
For the week of 12 to 18 July, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 has decreased from 829 to 727 cases (-12%), as well as the number of their identified close contacts, which dropped to 2,431, compared to 2,890 cases the week before (-16%).
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COVID-19 cases - Weekly review: 5 - 11 July
For the week of 5 to 11 July, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 has increased from 787 to 828 cases (+5%), as did the number of their identified close contacts, which rose to 2,890, compared to 2,228 cases the week before (+30%).
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Vaccination with a combination of two different COVID-19 vaccines - "mix&match"
Following the recommendations of the Superior Council of Infectious Diseases (Conseil supérieur des maladies infectieuses - CSMI), the Government Council, which met today, decided to adapt its vaccination strategy in order to allow heterologous vaccination (sometimes called "mix and match").
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COVID-19 cases - Weekly review: 28 June - 4 July
For the week of 28 June to 4 July, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 has increased from 107 to 787 cases (+635%), as did the number of their identified close contacts, which rose to 2,228, compared to 353 cases the week before (+531%).
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New waiting list for anyone wishing to be vaccinated against COVID-19, including cross-border workers
This week, phase 6 of the vaccination campaign (age group 18-54 years) has been completed.
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Press release in relation to the extension of the health measures for all travel from the United Kingdom to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
In view of the circulation of mutated strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the transmissibility of which seems to be increased, and in particular the spread of the so-called "delta" variant (B.1.617.2), the additional sanitary measures applicable to all travel from the United Kingdom to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg have been extended until 15 July 2021 inclusive.
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COVID-19 cases - Weekly review: 21 - 27 June
During the week from 21 to 27 June, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 continued to increase slightly from 90 to 107 (+19%), while the number of their identified close contacts decreased from 396 cases the previous week to 353 (-11.1%).
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Invitations for COVID-19 vaccination launched for adolescents aged 12-17 years, with priority given to the most vulnerable
The first invitations for vaccination against the coronavirus will be sent out this week to adolescents aged between 12 and 17, starting with the oldest.
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COVID-19 cases - Weekly review: 14 - 20 June
During the week from 14 to 20 June and for the 12th week in a row, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 continued to decrease significantly from 189 to 90 (-52.3%).
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Vaccination with a combination of two different COVID-19 vaccines
A number of EU Member States apply a vaccination strategy involving the administration of a second dose of a different COVID-19 vaccine from that used for the first dose. For example, some EU citizens may receive a first dose of Vaxzevria, and a second dose of Comirnaty. This process is called heterologous vaccination (sometimes called "mix and match").
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New process to schedule an appointment for Large Scale Testing
From Sunday 20 June, anyone older than 6 years of age with a national identification number ("matricule") will be able to make an appointment directly via covidtesting.lu for a PCR test as part of the Large Scale Testing.
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COVID-19 cases - Weekly review: 7 - 13 June
During the week from 7 to 13 June and for the 11th week in a row, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 continued to decrease from 324 to 189 (-41.6%), while the number of their identified close contacts also decreased from 908 cases the previous week to 742 (-18.2%).
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COVID-19 cases - Weekly review: 31 May - 6 June
During the week from 31 May to 6 June, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 continued to decrease for the 10th week in a row from 354 to 324 (-8.5%), while the number of their identified close contacts increased from 766 cases the previous week to 908 (+18.5%).