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For the first time in weeks, the curve is no longer pointing down. We answer the most important questions about this “worrying” development.
A Place Where Corona Infections Can Occur: Guests of a restaurant in Nyon do not wear masks (November 4, 2020).
Photo: Martial Trezzini (Cornerstone)
Alain Berset sounds the alarm: Corona’s current situation in Switzerland is “very worrying,” the Health Minister told the media on Thursday. ‘The number of new infections is no longer decreasing. It is stabilizing at a very high level. ”The Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) reported 4,455 infections in 24 hours, and therefore only slightly less than in the previous week with 4,509 cases.
Why are the numbers no longer dropping?
The measures of October 28 of the Federal Council have a wLittle strong effect than expected. The original goal was to cut the number of infections in half every two weeks. Switzerland was briefly on the right track, but only due to strict restrictions in French-speaking Switzerland. In German-speaking Switzerland as Earlier this week one worrying trend since. Now, the number of new infections each day is stagnating across the country at a very high level.
