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Now Lüthy talks about SEM
Cornelia Lüthy, deputy director of SEM, says there is now more relaxation at the entrance. Family reunification will be possible again, says Lüthy. When it comes to admission to the labor market, the focus is on the relevant areas for the care of society, mainly the health area. These requests would now be reviewed again. There would be no industry restrictions; the cantons would reduce their pending trends. Only stricter rules apply in the third country area; Applications would only be examined before March 19. For all other countries, March 26 is the deadline.
Not all people control
The border guard no longer has to control everyone, but he can. One would gradually see what border crossings he could open. However, that would not work without cooperation with neighboring countries. The openings would also have to be coordinated with national measures.
What’s next at the borders?
Now Christian Bock, Director of the Federal Customs Administration, comments. Explain again the current situation at the borders. These are basically closed and only people who commute daily and people in special situations can cross borders. Some 68,000 people were banned from entering the country.
Cross-border traffic temporarily fell by 70 percent. Now this decrease has been cut in half. Bock complained that the barriers were repeatedly circumvented or even destroyed.
Recommendations for high risk patients.
According to Daniel Koch, risk patients can now move more freely again. “Of course they have to follow the guidelines.” For example, they should not use public transportation during rush hour or go shopping. “But they should move more,” says Koch.
Recommendations for nursing homes and nursing homes can also be relaxed, depending on the local situation, for example, allowing visits. Everything, of course, always in accordance with hygiene standards.
Anyone with symptoms should be tested.
Daniel Koch goes on to say that society behaved very well. “So there are fewer cases.” Anyone with symptoms should be tested. More and more people are being evaluated, but there are fewer and fewer cases, “they are in the single-digit percentage range,” says Koch.
“The development is very good”
BAG delegate Daniel Koch presents the current figures in detail. 39 new crown cases have been reported since Sunday. The curve continues to flatten. The number of people in intensive care units is also decreasing. Now you have to see what happens after loosening. But he thinks, “Development is very good.”
Press conference starting at 2 p.m.
The following people provide information about the current status in Switzerland:
- Daniel Koch, BAG delegate for Covid-19
- Christian Bock, Director of the Federal Customs Administration, FDF
- Cornelia Lüthy, Vice Director SEM, FDJP
- Boris Zürcher, Head of the Seco Labor Directorate
- Markus Näf, Brigadier, Procurement Coordinator DDPS
Reported as delegate of the STOCK EXCHANGE: Daniel Koch.
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Corona loosening in parts of Spain
The next stage of loosening of the crown has begun in ten of the 17 autonomous regions of Spain. In Mallorca, for the first time since the strict ban on going out in mid-March, people sat outside bars again; however, the tables must be two meters apart and the number of guests is limited.
At the same time, private meetings of up to ten people are allowed again, provided the safety regulations are followed. The rules for going out still apply: sports and walks for two are only allowed for citizens between the ages of 14 and 70 in the morning and afternoon. In between are walking periods for a parent with children and for the elderly.
The Madrid region, which is particularly affected by the corona pandemic, will initially remain in “Phase 0”, in which only exit restrictions have been loosened slightly and small businesses can gradually open. The metropolis of Barcelona also has to endure.
Cafe in Ourense, Galicia
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The Swiss save almost double during the crisis
Swiss households save an average of 2,000 Swiss francs more or almost double during the crown crisis than in normal times. This is demonstrated by a study by Credit Suisse that was published this Monday.
Before the crisis, the Swiss would have saved about 13 percent of their gross household income, without the mandatory savings like the old age provision. According to the study, this rate should now have increased to 22 percent.
People would save more because the options for spending money are very limited. Typically, about a third of consumer spending would go to goods and services that are unavailable or difficult to obtain due to measures to contain the virus.
However, revenue has also declined overall. On average, a household’s income, even after compensation from the state, is almost 5 percent lower than before the crisis. However, due to the additional savings, experts assume that, after the initial precaution, households will again spend some of the money saved from the crisis on consumer goods in the coming months.
Austria supports restaurants
The approximately 41,000 restaurants in Austria will receive support in the Corona crisis with a tax package worth 500 million euros. Foreign Minister Sebastián Kurz announced, among other things, that the sales tax on non-alcoholic beverages would be cut in half to ten percent. In addition, the flat rate and tax deduction for business meals should be improved. The sparkling wine tax introduced in 2014 will be abolished.
Briefly, citizens called for consumption: “My order to all Austrians, buy locally as possible and consume in taverns,” he said.
Swiss economic output falls about 25 percent in April
According to the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Seco), production losses in Switzerland during the shutdown due to the crown pandemic amount to around 25 percent. This corresponds to CHF 21 to 30 billion.
El Seco examined the concrete effects of the coronavirus crisis on the Swiss economy, as reported by the NZZ on Monday. Based on short-term work, sales and exports, and survey results, experts estimated to what extent economic performance in individual sectors was affected in April.
Based on the weighting of the sectors with their share of gross domestic product in 2017, a loss of 20 to 28 percent of economic output is expected under normal circumstances. The loss of production for the whole year, if there are no more blockages, is estimated at 30 to 80 billion Swiss francs.
Red Cross helps those in need in the Corona crisis
The Swiss Red Cross (SRK) helps people in need because of the crown pandemic. Those in need can request a maximum of CHF 1,000 per month to be joined by family or individual during the months of April, May and June. People “in an acute emergency” could report to the Cantonal Association of the Red Cross in their canton, the SRK said. Donations come from companies and Swiss Solidarity.
The crown pandemic hit those with a tight budget previously the hardest: if poor workers had just arrived earlier, unemployment benefits, short-term job allowance or daily allowance would no longer suffice as soon as a fifth of the income will be missing.
Russia reports record number of new infections
Russia reported a new high with 11,656 new corona infections. This increased the number of proven infections to 221,344. This is the third highest number in the world after the United States and Spain. Infections in Russia have increased by more than 10,000 per day for days. Authorities also attribute this to a larger testing program. The number of deaths increased by 94 in 24 hours until 2009.
President Vladimir Putin ordered the government to develop a national action plan to restart the economy by June 1.
A Covid 19 victim is buried in a cemetery near St. Petersburg.
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Low infection numbers today Monday again
The Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) has reported 39 new infections with Covid-19 since yesterday Sunday. This is slightly less than the increase from the previous day. The BAG reported an additional 54 cases on Sunday, compared to 44 on Saturday.
In general, the number of infected people amounts to 30,344. 1543 people have died from the new corona virus.
A total of 312,813 tests were carried out on Monday. According to the BAG, eleven percent of these were positive. A person may have been tested multiple times.
The number of cases is subject to a weekly fluctuation with lower numbers on weekends.
Hundreds of teenagers celebrate illegal parties
Around 300 young people held an illegal party in Auvernier on Lake Neuchâtel on Sunday night. The police were attacked with objects. For security reasons, he decided not to intervene.
“The four policemen were thrown into bottles and food,” a Neuchâtel police spokesman said on local RTN radio. Given the number of rioters and because many of them were drunk, the police refrained from deploying them.
These young people would not have understood that despite the relaxation, the instructions related to the coronavirus pandemic still apply. The revelers would have ignored the restriction of the meeting of a maximum of five people, as well as the rule of distance between two people.
Constantly good news from Ticino
For the first time since March 14, no new Covid-19 related deaths have been reported in Ticino. New confirmed infections with the coronavirus have also declined dramatically: three people have now tested positive for the virus. This is shown in the data published on the Ticino Canton home page.
Consequently, the first person died in Ticino on March 10 as a result of Covid-19. Since March 14, the number of deaths has increased daily. On March 31, the canton crisis team reported 15 deaths in 24 hours due to Covid-19. On March 30 and April 1, 12 people died from the effects of viral illness in the same period.
Ticino is one of the cantons most affected by the pandemic in Switzerland. At 389, only the canton of Vaud has more deaths due to Covid-19.
Protective masks on every second Selecta machine
In view of the corona pandemic, protective and disinfecting masks are now also available on Selecta machines.
About half of the more than 3,000 machines would be gradually equipped with these items, he said in a message. 650 of these machines can be found at SBB train stations.
The new type of “Safety Station” machine from the company Selecta in Bern offers a wide range for personal hygiene.
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Italy’s industrial production plummets even more than expected
In Italy, industrial production fell sharply in March due to measures to contain the crown pandemic. In a month-to-month comparison, production fell 28.4 percent, the national statistics office Istat said. The drop is even stronger than analysts had feared.
The drop in production compared to the previous year was also much stronger than expected. In this perspective, the statistics office reported a 29.3 percent drop in March, while the market expectation was 18.3 percent.
Kreuzlingen again demands: “The border fence has to go!”
The mayors of Kreuzlingen (TG) and the German city of Konstanz are calling for the country’s border to be opened quickly. This arises from a joint communication. The two neighboring cities on Lake Constance have been fenced apart since mid-March to avoid crossing the border.
Citizens on both sides of the border had adhered to the distance and hygiene requirements in a disciplined manner; now was the time to give the population a perspective. The appeal is addressed to the governments of Bern and Berlin.
Pediatrician supports school openings
From a medical point of view, is it correct and sensible to go back to school now that the coronavirus has not been defeated? Marc Sidler, president of the Professional Association of Pediatricians in practice, says yes.
