The summary of the situation:
• 3,089 people contracted coronavirus in the Grand Est region of France. A total of 105 people have died since the start of the epidemic according to the Grand Est Regional Health Agency.
• 301 people are infected in Saarland
• In Belgium, 2257 cases and 37 deaths have been reported
• Cross-border workers French and German and belgians must have a certificate to avoid difficulties at the border.
Sunday March 22
10:07 p.m. A night curfew in Mulhouse
The prefect of Haut-Rhin Laurent Touvet decreed Sunday night curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. in the city of Mulhouse, badly hit by the coronavirus epidemic, he announced in a press release. This measure “leads to the closure of all shops, including food and home deliveries, during the curfew period” and prohibits on this time slot “any outing for shopping, physical activity, the needs of animals of company”.
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⚠️Introduction of a “curfew” in the commune of #Mulhouse from this night, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.#Stay home
See the press release ️ https://t.co/h0ywUcYoJX pic.twitter.com/qSMYTwUHHM– Prefect of Haut-Rhin (@ Prefet68) March 22, 2020
9:16 p.m. Seven French patients transferred to Luxembourg
With 1,977 people hospitalized on Sunday at 3 p.m., the Grand Est is one of the black spots of the epidemic in France. As cross-border solidarity increases, Luxembourg has accepted to receive French patients in intensive care. “Seven transfers will be made by helicopter,” said Jérôme Salomon, director general of health in France, on Sunday. The medical and logistics teams are in contact to organize this operation, and I thank them. A big thank you to our neighbors for this wonderful solidarity ”.
4:40 p.m. Luxembourg helps the Grand Est region
Corinne Cahen, Minister for the Greater Region, indicates this Sunday on Twitter that Luxembourg was helping the French region of the Grand Est by treating intensive care patients from Mulhouse. The Great East, one of the regions most affected by the virus, also benefits from the help of the German border lands. The Saar (see post at 12:20 pm) and the Rhineland-Palatinate will thus welcome French patients infected with the coronavirus, their leaders announced on Sunday. In addition, six Alsatian patients seriously affected by Covid-19 will be treated in Switzerland.
The #Luxembourg help her @regiongrandest caring for patients from #Mulhouse in intensive care @LenertPaulette @Xavier_Bettel @JeanROTTNER #GrandeRegion #solidarity #semblecontrecorona #STAY HOME
– Corinne Cahen (@CorinneCahen) March 22, 2020
3:40 p.m. Future mothers between humor and system D
In Alsace, in one of the regions most affected by the coronavirus, pregnant women are progressing as best they can towards the end, between stress and the D system, to continue their medical follow-up. Our article here.
12:20 p.m. The Saarland will help the Grand-Est
The hospitals of the German Land of Saarland will take care of a part of the patients of the French establishments, to help them to manage the crisis of the coronavirus. This will particularly concern people in a state of emergency, said Saarland Minister-President Tobias Hans.
Ich stelle ab sofort im Saarland im Rahmen unserer Möglichkeiten und Kapazitäten Beatmungsplätze für frz. Corona-Notfallpatienten zur Verfügung. Mein Freund @JeanROTTNER und ich sind uns einig: Wir gewinnen den Kampf gegen Corona nur gemeinsam. #coronavirus
– Tobias Hans (@tobiashans) March 22, 2020
Saturday March 21
7:21 p.m. First death in Saarland
In the Saarland, the first patient died from coronavirus, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Saturday evening. The man died at the Saarland University Hospital in Homburg.
According to the report, the patient was an elderly man already suffering from previous illnesses. In Saarland, 301 people are currently infected with the virus.
1.30 p.m. A first death in Arlon in the Belgian province of Luxembourg
The Belgian regional press announced this Saturday the death of a first coronavirus patient at Arlon hospital. Originally from Ethe, a village in the commune of Virton, Jean-Jacques Champagne was 67 years old and he already suffered from respiratory failure.
9:34 am Mulhouse military hospital arrives
Construction of the military field hospital to support the saturated civilian hospital in Mulhouse, one of the most serious epidemic centers in France, is under construction this Saturday morning. More information in our article here.
Friday March 20
5.10 p.m. Free transport for nursing staff
The Grand Est Region has decided to grant free access to all its transport networks (TER, intercity buses) to healthcare staff. As of Saturday, doctors, nurses, nursing assistants, paramedics, etc. can use all the train and bus lines of the Fluo Grand Est network for free. All they need to do is present a document justifying their function.
12:13 Charleroi Airport also closes
The closed Charleroi airport announced its closure on Friday morning, starting Tuesday evening March 24. For the moment, the closing runs until Sunday, April 5. The airport indicates that the number of passengers who do not show up for boarding has exploded, going from 20% to 90% and reminds that “the time is for caution and vigilance. It is essential to respect all health measures ”.
Thursday March 19
10:30 p.m. 300 people in intensive care in the Great East
According to the latest figures provided by the authorities, 1,169 people were hospitalized Thursday evening in the Grand Est region, of which 300 are in intensive care. From Tuesday to Thursday evening, the region recorded 32 additional deaths. In all, 93 people have succumbed to the infection since the start of the epidemic in the Grand Est. Figures that continue to get worse over the days. A little note of optimism, however: since the start of the epidemic, 213 people have left the hospital.
Wednesday March 18
10:30 p.m. An ArcelorMittal Florange employee was placed in intensive care
Requested by the factory staff representatives, the closure of the Florange site was announced by management on Wednesday evening. An effective closure at least until Monday.
Earlier, site employees learned that one of their colleagues affected by the coronavirus was in intensive care.
9.50 p.m. A new certificate for German cross-border workers
Federal police have established a new certificate for German cross-border commuters. It can be placed behind the windshield as long as it is clearly visible.
The form provided by the Luxembourg government on March 15 remains valid and will continue to be accepted by the German police.
7:10 am 277 new cases in the Grand Est
1,820 people have been confirmed biologically positive for coronavirus-Covid 19 in the Grand Est since the start of the epidemic, according to figures published Tuesday at 3 p.m. by the prefecture of Grand Est. Since Monday, 277 new cases have been identified in the region. The cases are thus distributed over the territory: 37 cases in the Marne, 14 cases in the Aube, 7 cases in Haute-Marne, 3 cases in the Ardennes, 18 cases in the Meuse, 85 cases in Meurthe-et-Moselle, 295 cases in Moselle, 66 cases in the Vosges, 376 cases in the Bas-Rhin, 700 in the Haut-Rhin, 9 cases originating in other territories than that of the Grand Est and 210 cases in which the domiciliation department is in the process of determination. “5 departments (Haut-Rhin, Bas-Rhin, Moselle, Meurthe-et-Moselle and Vosges) have crossed the epidemic threshold, underlines the prefecture. The virus is actively circulating in the population there ”. 10 new deaths have been recorded, bringing the total number of deaths for the Grand Est to 61 since the start of the epidemic.
Tuesday March 17
7 p.m. First military medical evacuation from Mulhouse to Toulon
Six patients from Mulhouse hospital, contaminated with coronavirus, will be evacuated by military plane on Wednesday, a first when the intensive care units are already “saturated”. The evacuation of these patients will take place Wednesday towards Toulon (Var) aboard a four-engine aircraft of the Armed Forces Health Service (SSA) equipped with “six resuscitation cells”, said on Tuesday Dr Marc Noizet, head of the service of emergency department of the Haut-Rhin hospital, subjected to a very severe test since the start of the coronavirus crisis.
It is an “exceptional device”, “I think it is the first in France, I do not know of any health situation which required that we move (as many) resuscitation patients from start to finish. “Another from the region and from France,” said Dr Noizet, whose nine patients have already been evacuated on Tuesday by civil helicopters to nearby hospitals that are less congested.
2:44 p.m. The epidemic spreads in the Great East
The virus is gaining ground in the Grand Est, where 1,543 infections are now recorded, according to figures published Tuesday but which stop at Monday, 3 p.m. This makes an increase of 165 cases in 24 hours. The Haut-Rhin remains the most affected department, with 688 cases, ahead of its Alsatian neighbor Bas-Rhin, 354 cases. There are also 222 cases in Moselle and 61 in Meurthe-et-Moselle.
12:18 PM The small border posts of the Saar soon closed by concrete blocks?
In Saarland, the Landesbetrieb für Straßenbau (LfS), the equivalent of Bridges and Roads could well use concrete bollards to make small border posts temporarily impassable. This is the plan of the federal police, which will be proposed this Monday, according to the Saarbruecker Zeitung.
The closure of the German borders has been in place since Monday, but controls have only been carried out in four main axes of the Saarland, which means that many French and Luxembourg motorists have been able to continue to pass through small border posts without controls.
9:39 am “saturated” resuscitation capacities in the Haut-Rhin
The resuscitation capacities of Haut-Rhin hospitals, one of the main epidemics of coronavirus in France, are “saturated”, said the prefect of Grand-Est on Tuesday France Inter. Faced with “a number of contaminated people who keeps growing every day”, resuscitation capacities “are saturated in the Haut-Rhin” and “very largely occupied in the Bas-Rhin”, said Josiane Chevalier, prefect of the Grand Est and Bas-Rhin region, emphasizing the importance of respecting the barrier gesture instructions. According to her, Alsatian hospitals lack as many beds, masks, respirators as staff.
Monday March 16
19h57 Certificates for French and German cross-border workers
For French and German border workers, it will now be very useful to have a certificate to avoid difficulties at the border. Our article here.
6:29 p.m. Exceptional measure between Luxembourg and Belgium concerning the teleworking of cross-border workers
If you have teleworked since Saturday, March 14, 2020, it will not be taken into account in the calculation of the 24-day deadline, announced the Luxembourg government, at the start of the evening, on Monday. “The Belgian and Luxembourg authorities believe that the current situation related to the coronavirus constitutes a case of force majeure, for which no day is to be counted,” it was specified in the press release. This is great news for those who will have to work from home in the days to come.
3.13 p.m. 11 new cases in Saarland
The Saarland now has 85 people infected with coronavirus, announced the authorities of the German land neighbor to Luxembourg. Eleven new cases were confirmed on Monday mid-day. Two of the infected are currently hospitalized.
11:21 am The Great East could be confined
The Luxembourg government announced the possible confinement of the Great East, Monday morning, during a press point but intends “to request an exception for cross-border workers”. Follow the speech live by here.
Sunday March 15
22:15 The milestone of 1,300 cases crossed in the Grand Est
1,378 people contracted coronavirus in the Grand Est region, including 688 cases in the Haut-Rhin. A total of 45 people have died from Covid-19 in the region since the start of the epidemic. Since Saturday, 293 new cases have been identified in the Grand Est.
Partially closed borders of Germany
The German authorities have closed since Monday the borders with France. 80 cases were identified Sunday in Saarland.
Germany closed its borders with five countries on Monday to try to curb the spread of the coronavirus, including those with Luxembourg, which is considering reintroducing controls. Only cross-border workers will be exempt.
France, Austria, Switzerland and Denmark are also affected by this “temporary” measure.
Wednesday March 11
2 pm Le Grand Est, “risk zone”
The Robert-Koch Institute declares the French Grand Est as a “risk zone”. The German establishment responsible for disease control and control.
Monday March 9
7 p.m. First case of coronavirus in a cross-border worker
A French worker has been diagnosed with coronavirus, authorities said. It is the first time that the disease has been diagnosed in a cross-border worker. He is a worker who resides in France, but the authorities do not specify whether the person is a man or a woman.
6 p.m. A teacher affected by the coronavirus in Woippy
A CM2 teacher at Jacques-Yves Cousteau school was diagnosed positive at Covid-19. The class was closed by decision of the academy inspectorate.
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