
However, officials in the state of Saarland, which borders Luxembourg, have urged people who must regularly travel to the country to get tested for COVID-19.Ģ1:00 The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in the US, Anthony Fauci, said decisions on reopening schools in different regions of the country should be left to local officials. The Foreign Ministry said that border controls between Germany and Luxembourg would not be imposed. Germany's disease agency, the Robert Koch Institute, had previously designated Luxembourg as a high-risk area. The warning is in place "for non-essential, particularly tourist travel to Luxembourg," the ministry said, noting that the number of new infections had risen above 50 cases per 100,000 residents over the past seven days.

Tuesday's live coverage has ended, follow Wednesday's news hereĢ3:00 The German Foreign Ministry has issued a travel warning for neighboring Luxembourg, due to a rise in new coronavirus cases.

