Luxembourg's high Covid infection rate is result of mass-testing regime, says minister
by Jon Henley Europe correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5717A)
Success of scheme has caused some EU states to place country on travel blacklist
Luxembourg has begun offering a free coronavirus test to all returning holidaymakers as it continues an aggressive mass-testing programme that its government says has led to the country being unfairly penalised by fellow EU member states.
According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the Grand Duchy has Europe's the highest 14-day cumulative number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants at 120.1, ahead of Spain with 115.7.
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