LSAP MP Mars di Bartolomeo, rapporteur of the new law, compared it to walking a tightrope between reacting to the increasing number of cases, and the desire to return to normalcy, in the worlds of sport and culture.
Once the law takes effect on Saturday, private gatherings will be subjected to more restrictions, while contact sports will be allowed to resume.
However, the law was drafted a fortnight ago and the number of infections has risen sharply since. The Minister of Sport, Dan Kersch, said he could not rule out future restrictions if required.
The Minister said although the practice of contact sports could theoretically resume on Saturday, clubs would be obliged to follow precautionary measures.
In many cases, Kersch said, clubs had gone above and beyond the recommendations, and sports could resume if players displayed common sense.
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It will be the responsibility of the clubs to decide whether they will organise sporting activities from this weekend.
The majority of the infrastructures (sports halls, swimming pools) are owned by municipalities. No matter where the sport takes place, the rules of physical distancing and mask wearing must be observed in halls, changing rooms and other structures, while the clubs will assume responsibility.
Luxembourg City mayor Lydie Polfer, warned of the risks and consequences for everyone if someone gets infected, hence the call to individual responsibility.
Di Bartolomeo’s report states physical distancing and mask wearing may not be applicable to those within the cultural and sporting world, arguing these people interact in limited numbers and would therefore be easy to trace in the event of potential viral transmission.
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