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The Health Directorate informs that a sixth and a seventh case of COVID-19 has been diagnosed today. The sixth person has been staying in the United States and the seventh has returned from a trip in Switzerland.

The Health Directorate informs that a new case of COVID-19 has been diagnosed today. The person has returned from a trip to the Alsace. The person has been taken into charge according to the usual procedures.

The Health Directorate informs that a new case of COVID-19 has been diagnosed today. It is a Luxembourg resident who has returned from Northern Italy. The person is currently hospitalised at the CHL. His status is reassuring, while the...

Following the appearance of a first case of a person infected with the COVID-19 disease, the Prime Minister convened, in consultation with the Minister of Health and the High Commissioner for National Protection, the "Pandemic" crisis unit.

On Friday, 12 January 2018, the High Commission for National Protection (Haut-Commissariat à la Protection Nationale, HCPN), in conjunction with the National Health Directorate, held a seminar on crisis management and radiation protection in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Stakeholders

On 5 January 2018 the Government Council approved an update of the Emergency Response Plan to deal with attacks against information systems or the technical failure of information systems ('Cyber ERP'). The changes made to the version currently in force

At its session on 8 September 2017, the Council of Government approved the Emergency Response Plan to be implemented in the event of a disruption in the drinking water supply ("drinking water ERP"). The emergency response plan defines

As part of the scheme to draw up plans for managing crisis situations, it was decided to plan a centre to receive people who have had to be evacuated in an emergency, at Parc Hosingen. Although the planning for the

On 14 October 2015 the Council of Government has approved and rendered enforceable the maritime piracy emergency response plan. The plan aims to : define the actions of the government, determine which bodies will manage the crisis, set out the process

On 4 March 2016, the Council of Government agreed in principle to elaborate a post-accident plan following a nuclear accident. Based on the French model, all the concerned ministries, administrations and State services will be involved. The post-accident

At its session on 24 July 2015, the Council of Government approved and promulgated a number of changes to the emergency response plan defining the country's arrangements in the event of an incident involving mass casualties occurring anywhere in

On 22 May 2015 the Council of Government has approved and rendered enforceable the emergency response plan in the event of extreme weather conditions. The plan was developed under the leadership of the High Commission for National Protection (HCPN) in