Asselborn also stressed that Luxembourg is dependent on workers who are resident in neighbouring countries. Sixty percent of hospital, care home and retirement home staff commute in from across the border. If these people were not allowed to travel to Luxembourg, the country’s healthcare service would collapse, according to Asselborn.
All non-essential travel remains discouraged, but Asselborn asserted that cross-border workers should not be impeded from travelling to work.
The foreign minister remains hopeful that border closures can be avoided. This notably happened during the spring of 2020 when France shut the border to Luxembourg virtually overnight.
