Xavier Bettel is presenting mild symptoms.  Photo: Shutterstock

Xavier Bettel is presenting mild symptoms.  Photo: Shutterstock

Xavier Bettel (DP) has tested positive for the virus, the state ministry announced on 18 July.

Bettel only presents light symptoms, the statement revealed, and will work from home until he has recovered. This comes after tourism and SME minister Lex Delles (also DP) was infected at the start of July.

A new wave of infections has been rolling over the country for the past five weeks. Last week, for the first time in over a month, the number of new cases was stable, decreasing marginally (-2%) over one week.

On 8 July, Bettel had announced the law due to the low number of infections. Parliament had  

Between 4 and 10 July, the latest data available, 5,616 had tested positive for covid.