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The Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) released the latest corona figures at lunchtime Monday. 17,440 infections. 259 hospital admissions. 37 dead.
Because BAG presents the weekend’s numbers together, they seem even more threatening than they already are. Compared to the end of last week, the value is really stable at a high level.
For Isabella Eckerle, however, that is enough to now vehemently demand a drastic crackdown by the authorities. The virologist from the University of Geneva responded to the crown’s statistics on Monday via Twitter, writing: “Switzerland needs a blockade, and as soon as possible. There is no other way.”
“Otherwise we won’t get through the winter without immense damage.”
Eckerle also warns: “If politicians do not react immediately, we will not go this winter without a large death toll and immense economic damage.”
Although the second corona wave is steadily increasing in Switzerland and neighboring countries, the Federal Council remains inactive. Last week the government postponed until Wednesday. Only then will tougher measures be announced.
Blockade: great success in Israel
It is not yet clear whether a lockdown will be decided later, as requested by Eckerle. On Monday morning, Federal Councilor Alain Berset said clearly in front of the media: “We are a major infection point in Europe.” And: “Now we have to regain control.”
A look at Israel shows that the blockade can help as an effective measure against the growing number of infections. The country had faced violent intervention before anyone else.
Successfully: In just four weeks, the number of infections dropped from 9,000 cases a day to nearly 900 recently. About a week ago, the government finally decided to ease it again. But the pandemic is not far from over, either. (cat)
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Isabella Eckerle works at the University of Geneva.
Isabella Eckerle (40) has headed the Department of Infectious Diseases at Geneva University Hospitals since 2018. Before that, she worked for several years with the star German virologist Christian Drosten (48). In the corona pandemic, the German investigates the role of children. He discovered that children are just as contagious as adults.
How many new corona infections are there in Switzerland? Daily BAG case numbers are continuously available from the statistics indicator in VIEW.
