The individual will travel back to Luxembourg via London and Berlin. The person will then be put in quarantine under the supervision of the Ministry of Health.
In an official statement, the government confirms the individual in question is currently in good health, but has been put in quarantine as a precautionary measure. A first medical check confirms the individual shows no signs or symptoms of infection, and the initial report will be completed at the CHL on Monday. They will have to remain in quarantine for the maximum incubation and coronavirus infection period of 14 days to avoid putting anyone else at risk.
The death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak soared to 722 in China on Saturday, including the first foreign victim, as Hong Kong imposed a mandatory quarantine on mainland arrivals to block the spread of an epidemic that has caused global panic.
With 86 more people dying in mainland China -- the highest one-day jump so far -- the toll was closing in on the 774 killed worldwide during the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic.
A 60-year-old US citizen diagnosed with the virus died on Thursday in Wuhan, the city at the epicentre of the health emergency, according to the US embassy, which did not provide more details about the person.
Hubei counts a further 3.000 new infections.
- travel restrictions going too far?-
Chinese president Xi Jinping is confident the epidemic will be under control. In a call with US president Donald Trump, Jinping highlights the fact WHO warned against the tendency to overreact. The US, for instance, have put travel bans in place, restricting Chinese citizens and individuals who had travelled to China from entering the country. China criticises this and deems it an overreaction.
