The map shows that the respective cantons of Esch and Luxembourg City have recorded more virus cases than other parts of the country.
Numbers per canton: Esch has highest number of infectionsSyvicol president Emile Eicher highlighted what he perceives to be the pitfalls of publishing such a map. According to the president of the trade union, the map may lead inhabitants of less affected cantons to underestimate the virus threat.
He also argued that the map could lead to the assumption that individual municipalities and mayors did a poorer job than others.
The trade union demanded that the ministry also provide further information about where and how new patients contracted the virus. This additional set of information is vital for municipalities to take concrete action.
Municipalities will receive additional support from high commissioner for national protection Fränk Reimen, who will directly contact municipal authorities in case of new localised infection clusters. According to Eicher, the high commissioner will be able to discuss tangible problems with municipal officials.
Eicher stressed that the potential stigmatisation of individual regions due to the map would be a completely wrong approach.
