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Exercise simulating a technical incident at the Cattenom nuclear power station (11.05.2022)

12.05.2022

Nuclear emergency

On Wednesday 11 May 2022, an exercise simulating a technical incident at the Cattenom nuclear power station was organised at the initiative of the French authorities. In this context, the High Commission for National Protection, the Department for Radiation Protection...

Test of the national warning system: SMS alerts and sirens (02.05.2022)

29.04.2022

As part of the reform of the national alert system, the government will send a test SMS alert message to the entire population on Monday, 2 May 2022. The government's test strategy is based on the test of the...

Orange vigilance- strong winds- sunday february 20th

20.02.2022

Extreme weather conditions

MeteoLux forecasts that during the night of sunday 20th february to monday 21st february (10pm to 3pm) strong winds will cross the country. During this passage, strong gusts of 90 - 100 km/h are expected. An orange vigilance has been...

Red alert lifted and assessment of the extreme weather of 18 February

18.02.2022

Extreme weather conditions

The "extreme weather" Crisis Cell met again at 5.30 pm, under the chairmanship of the Minister for Home Affairs, Taina Bofferding, to assess the situation. Although gusts in excess of 100 km/h have been recorded, the authorities note...

Transition to Red vigilance (gale warning) - if possible, go home or stay inside!

18.02.2022

Extreme weather conditions

The "extreme weather" Crisis Cell met again at 12:30pm, under the chairmanship of the Minister for Home Affairs, Taina Bofferding, to assess the situation. The weather forecast has evolved since this morning and foresees strong gusts (100-120 km...

Orange vigilance- strong winds: Meeting of the "extreme weather" Crisis Cell

18.02.2022

Extreme weather conditions

MeteoLux forecasts that during the afternoon of Friday 18 February (3pm to 7pm) strong winds will cross the country. During this passage, strong gusts of 100 - 110 km/h are expected for one to two hours. Occasionally, gusts of wind...

Orange vigilance- violent winds - february 17th 2022

16.02.2022

Extreme weather conditions

Warning! Orange vigilance- violent winds: MeteoLux is predicting violent gusts of wind between 90 and 110km/h for thursday february 17th from 00h00 to 06h00. The population should adopt the following conduct in the event of gusts of wind: limit...

Orange vigilance- violent winds

20.10.2021

Extreme weather conditions

Warning! Orange vigilance- violent winds: MeteoLux is predicting violent gusts of wind between 90 and 110km/h for thursday october 21st from 5h to 8h.

Extreme weather conditions - situation on monday, 19th July 2021 at 11.45 am

19.07.2021

Flooding Extreme weather conditions

The government’s “extreme weather” crisis cell met again on Monday 19 July 2021, chaired by the Minister of Home Affairs, Taina Bofferding, to take stock of the situation in the municipalities hit by the bad weather and flooding in...

Extreme weather of 15 July 2021: update on the situation at 20h30

15.07.2021

Flooding Extreme weather conditions

The government Crisis Cell met again at 7.30 pm, chaired by the Minister of Home Affairs, Taina Bofferding, to review the situation with regard to the extreme weather. The Crisis Cell reviewed developments in the affected regions and continued...

Extreme weather of 15 July 2021: update on the situation at 09:00 am

15.07.2021

Flooding Extreme weather conditions

The Crisis Cell met again this morning, chaired by the Minister of Home Affairs, Taina Bofferding, in order to take stock of the situation with regard to the extreme weather. Throughout the night, the teams of the various entities intervened...

Extreme weather 15.07.2021 - situation at 02:00 am

15.07.2021

Flooding Extreme weather conditions

Following the heavy rainfall recorded in Luxembourg over the last few days, the Emergency Response Plan “Extreme weather” has been implemented. Activated by the High Commission for National Protection at the request of Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, the Government's...

Pirate attack against a Luxembourg-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Guinea

15.03.2021

Maritime piracy

On March 14th 2021, the Luxembourg-flagged vessel Bourbon Evolution 802 was attacked by pirates in international waters off Nigeria. The 21-strong ship’s crew immediately raised the alarm and, in accordance with security procedures, took refuge in the...

Covid-19: new sanitary measures starting january 11th

08.01.2021

Influenza and pandemics

New sanitary measures are valid in Luxembourg starting january 11th 2021. Find the current measures and relevant information on covid-19.lu.

COVID-19: Nouvelles mesures en vigueur depuis le 30.10.2020

29.10.2020

Grippe et pandémie

L'affiche qui résume les nouvelles mesures en vigueur depuis le 30 octobre est téléchargeable en plusieurs langues: Français (Pdf, 1,95 Mo) Allemand (Deutsch, Pdf, 1,95 Mo) Anglais (English, Pdf, 1,95 Mo) Luxembourgeois (Lëtzebuergesch, Pdf, 1,95 Mo) Portugais (Pdf, 1,95 Mo) Communiqué par: Ministère de la Santé

COVID-19: Adaptation of the self-isolation and self-quarantine procedures to facilitate contact tracing

22.10.2020

Influenza and pandemics

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...

"Covidtest travels": New procedure for residents who must travel abroad

29.07.2020

Influenza and pandemics

Following the upsurge of the COVID-19 virus in recent weeks, some countries are asking for a 14-day quarantine or a recent negative COVID-19 test for residents coming from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Therefore, for the summer...

Ce qui change avec les "lois Covid-19" pour le citoyen

24.06.2020

Grippe et pandémie

Les deux lois COVID-19 adoptées par la Chambre des députés le 22 juin définissent le cadre juridique applicable pendant la période de la pandémie de COVID-19 après l'état de crise. Celui-ci prend fin le mercredi 24...

Permanent closure of the Advanced care centres

05.06.2020

Influenza and pandemics

From Monday 8 June 2020, the Advanced care centres (Centres de soins avancés, CSA) at LuxExpo and the Rockhal will close their doors permantely. Patients with COVID-19 symptoms can contact their general practitioner or, in case of emergency, the...

Les données sur le COVID-19 disponible en "Open Data"

24.04.2020

Grippe et pandémie

S'inscrivant dans la stratégie du gouvernement pour la mise en œuvre de son principe de données ouvertes et dans un objectif général d'ouverture et de transparence, le gouvernement met à disposition son jeu de données en relation avec la...

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