The COVID-19 pandemic in Luxembourg is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

[1] On 12 January, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, who had initially come to the attention of the WHO on 31 December 2019.

On 29 February the Ministry of Health of Luxembourg confirmed the first case of the coronavirus in the country.

[7][8] The patient was a man in his forties who had returned from Italy via Charleroi, Belgium.

[9][10] On 5 March a man returned from northern Italy and was tested positive for the virus.

He was put in quarantine at the Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg.

[12] On the evening of 7 March the Ministry of Health confirmed another case of coronavirus in the country, stating that the infected person had an "epidemiological link" with northern Italy.

[13][14] On 8 March, another case was confirmed, with an infected patient who had recently returned from the Alsace region in France.

[19][20] The ministry also announced that schools would close from 16 to 27 March following the recent number of cases in Luxembourg.

[21][22] On 13 March, Minister for Health Paulette Lenert, Minister for Mobility François Bausch, and Minister for Family Affairs Corinne Cahen held a press conference to confirm another 8 cases and Luxembourg's first death, which was a 94-year-old who had been in critical condition.

Paulette Lenert stated, "the virus has arrived," adding that the situation was starting to become "critical" and "unprecedented".

[24][25] On 15 March, Lenert and Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel held a press briefing confirming 26 more cases in Luxembourg, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 77.

They stated that most non-food shops and restaurants would close at midnight following the spike in cases.

Among non-food business permitted to remain open were post offices, banks and pet supply stores.

[26][27] It was also decreed that buses would not open their front doors and that passengers had to get on at the rear of the bus; also, the front row of seats on all buses were physically blocked off with tape or chains.

Later in the day, Lenert held a press conference, stating that all deaths were patients above the age of 80 and that 6 people had recovered so far.

[32] On 20 March, the Ministry of Health confirmed 149 new cases, bringing the total number to 484 (the ministry web page had erroneously reported a figure of 618 earlier in the day).

[33][34][35] Public transport services were significantly reduced, with trains running once an hour instead of four times an hour on some lines, and all Sunday services for trams and regional buses cancelled.

[28] On 21 March, the Ministry of Health confirmed 186 new cases, bringing the total number to 670.

The ministry of Health also raised the number of total deaths to 8.

[36] On 22 March, the Ministry of Health confirmed 128 new cases, bringing the total number to 798.

[37] On 23 March, the Ministry of Health confirmed 77 new cases with the total number reaching 875.

[38][39] On 24 March, the Ministry of Health confirmed 224 new cases with the total number reaching 1,099.

[40] On 25 March, at a press conference Bettel confirmed 234 new cases with the total number reaching 1,333.

[41] On 26 March, the Ministry of Health confirmed 120 new cases with the total number reaching 1,453 with another death in the country.

[50] On 4 April, the Ministry of Health confirmed 117 new cases, bringing the total number to 2,729.

[76] On 30 April, the Ministry of Health confirmed 15 more cases bringing the total number of cases to 3,784 while 1 more death was confirmed, bringing the total to 90.

[164] Curfew introduced between 23:00 and 06:00, and maximum numbers meeting reduced to 4 with fines of up to €500 for individuals and €4,000 for businesses for breaches.

[165] A partial lockdown was announced on 23 November affecting leisure facilities including gyms, pools and cinemas as well as restaurants and bars and home visits limited to 2 people, to run until 15 December.

[166] On 26 December, additional measures were introduced and they take place until 10 January 2021.