Following RTL enquiries, Asselborn also confirmed that at this point, no Luxembourgers have sought to be repatriated from China. At present, roughly 100 Luxembourgers live in China, excluding diplomatic staff and their families, which adds about another 50.
Meanwhile, Cargolux will be flying over a shipment of medicine out of the Grand Duchy on Sunday afternoon.
So far, no one in Luxembourg has been infected with the coronavirus, despite a first scare on Saturday. The Ministry of Health managed to confirm the news and give the all-clear on the day itself.
The first death outside of China has also been reported: a 44-year-old Chinese man died in the Philippines on Sunday.
