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The Lake Geneva region is once again the hotspot for the Swiss crown. The Vaudois government wants to present a new concept of protection.
Corona is a simple flu, said Vaudois State Councilor Philippe Leuba (FDP) at the beginning of the pandemic. As a result, there was no canton where more people died than in Vaud, and the number of cases is now rising again sharply.
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The federal Office of Public Health reported 528 new infections on Friday, as many as last April. One canton stands out in particular: 208 New infections occur, that is, about 40 percent of all new cases in Switzerland reand Kanton Waadt.
Also with the number of corona infections per hundred thousand inhabitants in the last fourteen days, Vaud has the worst record of all the cantons with 169 cases. Friborg has a value of 125, Geneva 118 and Zurich 62. As a reminder: Switzerland stipulates the quarantine obligation for travelers from countries that exceed the 60 limit.
Clubs still open
What’s happening in the Lake Geneva region? Like Vaud, Geneva is one of Switzerland’s hot spots. While the canton has been able to flatten the infection curve with specific measures such as club and nightclub closures, it is steadily increasing in Vaud. One of the reasons is that Vaud did not restrict his nightlife. There are still FFor him Wades egood news: Currently lying «only» 19 patients per crown-MEInfection in a hospital. Three of them are connected to a fan. But the situation can change quickly.
Unsurprisingly, the positivity rate – that is, the number of people who tested positive relative to the number of people who were tested – is also increasing in Vaud. According to BAG figures, 7.3 percent of all tests in Vaud are currently positive. In Zurich it is only 2.8 percent.
The Vaudois government wants to report on the current situation on Tuesday and present a new crown provision. Starting in October, it will approve major events again. But right now, according to available statistics, the infection rate among the elderly is clearly increasing again.
Health director Rebecca Ruiz (SP) declined to comment on the latest figures on request. You are developing a cantonal system and you want to create maximum clarity and coherence, that’s why Ruiz. Nobody wants an uncontrolled second wave.
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