Xavier Bettel's government was fairly quick to act in comparison with other European countries, announcing the closure of all schools from 13 March, a full week before the UK.
And residents of the Grand Duchy have been asked to stay at home as much as possible since the extraordinary government council of 15 March.
In some respects, Luxembourg's measures are stronger than other countries': all gatherings of non-family members are banned, unlike in the UK and Germany, where two individuals can meet as long as social distance is respected.
The real European outlier is Sweden, which to date has imposed few nationwide restrictions. Universities have been closed and workers encouraged to work from home, but Swedish ski resorts, restaurants and bars are still open, as are schools for students up to the age of 16.
This strategy resembles the approach initially taken by the UK, which was referred to as 'herd immunity'. Boris Johnson's government was quickly forced to backtrack as cases of coronavirus in Britain soared, but Sweden seems to be happy to continue on its path even as deaths have risen to 92 in the Scandinavian country.
Compared to Europe's Mediterranean countries, however, residents of Luxembourg are still far freer to do as they please.
In France and Italy, all people outside must have documents clearly stating the purpose of their outing. Those who do not carry such papers are at risk of being fined, even if their reason for leaving the house is valid.
The French have been told that they can only exercise in public once a day, within one kilometre of their house and for a maximum of one hour.
The Spanish government, meanwhile, has gone ever further and banned outdoor exercise, apart from dog-walking.
The great disparity between the level of restrictions in Luxembourg and other countries explains why we at RTL Today have so far restrained from labelling government measures in the Grand Duchy a lockdown.
It also shows the importance of following existing regulations: if we do not respect the government's measures now, a full lockdown will surely follow. And then we'll be sorry.
