According to figures announced on August 14 , Luxembourg has carried out more than 727 tests per 1,000 inhabitants, ahead of the United Arab Emirates (582 tests / 1,000 inhabitants), Bahrain (555), Malta (313) and Denmark (310).
The Worldometers site also places Luxembourg at the top end of the international ranking. Luxembourg sits in second place for number of tests per million inhabitants, behind the Faroe Islands, belonging to Denmark.
Finally, in a report published on 10 August, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) made a point of praising Luxembourg's screening strategy.
Based on figures for the week of July 20, the Grand Duchy held the highest test rate in Europe, with with 10,659 tests per 100,000 inhabitants. This equates to 15 times the European average, 5.7 times higher than Denmark, the country occupying second place in the ranking.
