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As part of the reform of the national warning system, the government will continue to implement its national warning system testing strategy on Monday 5. December 2022 by carrying out the monthly test of the siren network and sending an alert SMS to the population in a specific area, as well as a test message on the GouvAlert application.

The weekly retrospective gives you a broader overview of respiratory viruses in general: including COVID-19 and influenza.

During the week of 21 to 27 November, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 increased to 1,164 cases, compared to 1,057 cases the previous week.

The Benelux Summit was held on 28 November 2022 at Bourglinster Castle as part of the Luxembourg Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Benelux Union. The Luxembourg Presidency focused on three priorities: emerging stronger from the pandemic, promoting synergies with neighbouring regions and working towards a green, safe and competitive Benelux.

During the week of 14 to 20 November, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 increased to 1,057 cases, compared to 913 cases the previous week.

On 22 November 2022, the Prime Minister and Minister of State, Xavier Bettel, travelled to Strasbourg, France, to take part in the solemn ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the European Parliament.

During the week of 7 to 13 November, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 increased to 913 cases, compared to 873 cases the previous week.

The Government wishes to inform those concerned that the date of the next legislative elections will be Sunday, 8 October 2023, in accordance with the provisions of Article 134 of the electoral law.

David Papiah has been appointed CEO of LuxProvide S.A. as of 2nd November 2022. Headquartered in Bissen, LuxProvide hosts the national supercomputer MeluXina and offers tailor-made High-Performance Computing (HPC), Data Analytics (HPDA) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) services.

During the week of 31 October to 6 November, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 decreased to 873 cases, compared to 1,560 cases the previous week.

During the week of 24 to 30 October, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 decreased to 1,560 cases, compared to 2,384 cases the previous week.

During the week of 3 to 9 October, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 increased to 3,004 cases, compared to 2,324 cases the previous week. In addition, 1,246 people were re-infected, representing 29.3% of all those who tested positive, compared to 876 (27.4%) the previous week.

Prime Minister, Minister of State, Xavier Bettel's state of the Nation Address 2022

New recommendations for a second booster dose (or 4th dose)

During the week of 26 September to 2 October, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 increased to 2,324 cases, compared to 1,300 cases the previous week.