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For the third consecutive year, the Luxembourg healthtech sector organised its annual event. This provided an opportunity to take stock of the evolution of a sector that is on the front line in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The first invitations were sent to people under the age of 65, starting with the oldest, in line with the recommendations of the Superior Council for Infectious Diseases (Conseil supérieur des maladies infectieuses - CSMI) of 4 February 2021 concerning the conditions for administering the AstraZeneca vaccine.

People who have been invited to be vaccinated in the 1st phase of the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 and who have not made an appointment during this period, will nevertheless have the opportunity to be vaccinated in a vaccination centre during a later period - more precisely after the closure of the 2nd phase of vaccination.

During the week from 15 to 21 February, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 increased from 1,099 to 1,249 (+13,7%), while the number of their identified close contacts has however decreased from 2,860 cases the previous week to 2,766 (-3,3% ).

The Year Of Security Culture (YOSC) is an initiative of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) aiming to raise security awareness and promote a positive security culture in aviation operations across the world.

Interview with Pierre Gramegna in Delano

During the week from 8 to 14 February, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 decreased from 1,140 to 1,099 (-3,6%), as did the number of their identified close contacts, from 4,067 cases the previous week to 2,860 (-30% ).

By the end of the week, invitations will be sent out to those covered by phase 2 of the vaccination campaign.

On 12 February, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, François Bausch unveiled Luxembourg's inaugural Cyber Defence Strategy.

The relevant authorities of Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland announce the establishment of a transnational coordination mechanism to facilitate the use of the front-of-pack nutrition label Nutri-Score. This cooperation will take place within a Steering committee and a Scientific committee.

During the week from 1 to 7 February, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 increased from 999 to 1,140 (+14%), as did the number of their identified close contacts, from 2,774 cases the previous week to 4,067 (+47% ).

'We express our profound shock and strong condemnation of the repeated and ongoing demolition, by Israeli forces, of structures belonging to Palestinian families in Humsa Al Bqai'a and surrounding communities in the occupied West Bank, since 1 February 2021.'

FEDAS has published guidelines for dealing with food allergies in day-care centers.

Despite the current pandemic and its unprecedented impacts on the aviation industry, it is of the utmost importance that economic recovery does not lead to backsliding in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

The Luxembourg Government takes note of the publication of a series of articles in the international press concerning alleged shortcomings in the Grand Duchy's anti-money laundering arrangements and refutes the various allegations. The authors also make a number of unsubstantiated assertions about the Luxembourg economy and the financial centre.