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During the coronavirus pandemic, more than 7,000 people have died in Switzerland since February 25, and the cantons and the Federal Council were forced to take drastic measures. A look back shows the most important key data:
February 5th:First confirmed case of Covid-19 in Switzerland.
February 27: Start of the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) prevention campaign against coronavirus: wash your hands, cough and sneeze into your elbow or with a tissue and stay home if you have a cough or fever.
February 28th: The Federal Council bans all events with more than 1000 people in Switzerland until March 15.
5. March: First coronavirus-related death in Switzerland.
March 13: There are already more than 1000 confirmed cases of coronavirus. The Federal Council is preparing an initial aid package for the economy suffering from the pandemic and is making 10 billion francs available.
March 14: Hamster purchases are made in various cities. Ticino is the first canton to close all restaurants, bars and shops with the exception of grocery stores and pharmacies.
March, 15th: The spring session of Parliament is canceled.
March 16: The Federal Council decides to apply the emergency laws and puts the country in a state of emergency. All schools and training centers will initially be closed until April 4. Events with more than 100 people are prohibited. A maximum of 50 people is allowed in bars, restaurants and nightclubs. Demonstrations are prohibited.
Shopping, leisure, work … This is still allowed as of Tuesday.(01:22)
17. March: With the exception of supermarkets, pharmacies and drugstores, all stores will be closed. The army mobilizes; Members of the army serve in many cantons.
March, 19: People should stay at home and also work from home if possible. Public transport is gradually being reduced.
March 20: Meetings of more than five people are prohibited in public spaces. Disinfectants and protective materials are in short supply. Non-emergency operations are prohibited in hospitals.
24./25. March: Entry restrictions into Switzerland will be extended to all Schengen countries. The foreign department brings home thousands of Swiss tourists stranded from abroad.
March 27th: According to its own information, the federal government now has enough hygienic masks in stock.
4. April: Almost one in four people employed in Switzerland now has a part-time job, affecting around 1.3 million people.
11. April: The number of infections dates back to 500 to 700 new cases of Covid-19 per day.
April 16th: The Federal Council has announced the gradual lifting of the closure measures in three stages: for April 27, May 11 and June 8.
May 4-6: The extraordinary session of the National Council and the Council of States will be transferred to the Bernexpo exhibition halls so that the distance rules are respected. The summer session is also held there.
May 6th: Federal councils give the green light to a package of crown loans worth around 57 billion francs. For kindergartens and nurseries, they decide additional expenses.
May 11: In addition to compulsory schools, shops, cafes, restaurants, gyms, libraries, and museums can reopen if they have taken protective measures.
May 20th: The Federal Council decides to inject an additional 14.2 billion Swiss francs into unemployment insurance.
6. June: Movie theaters, theaters, zoos, ski lifts, campsites, swimming pools, and post-compulsory schools can resume operations. There is a limit of 300 people for public events.
June, 15: Switzerland reopens its borders to all EU member states and Great Britain.
June 22nd: Meetings of up to 1000 people are allowed as long as the protection concepts are met. More restrictions will be lifted for restaurants and clubs.
July 6th: In public transport, everyone over the age of 12 must wear a mask. The obligation applies from July 6 to trains, trams and buses, mountain railways, cable cars and boats. And anyone entering Switzerland from countries or areas classified as pandemic trouble must go into quarantine. The list of affected states is regularly updated.
6. August: Nationals of countries outside the Schengen area are still unable to enter Switzerland, with the exception of about 20 countries. This means that there are entry bans for 160 countries.
11 of September: Anyone entering from a border region of a neighboring country does not have to be quarantined for ten days, even if the region has a large number of corona cases.
October 1st: Large events with more than 1000 people are also allowed in Switzerland. However, strict requirements apply.
7/8 October:The second wave is coming. The number of infections increases to more than 1,000 per day in Switzerland. The canton of Ticino responds by closing clubs, discos and dance halls.
October 11th: The federal government is working with the cantons to develop a winter strategy to deal with the corona pandemic.
October 19: The obligation to wear a mask extends to all closed public indoor spaces, including platforms, bus stops and airports.
October 23: In view of the increasing number of cases, many cantons are massively reducing leisure activities and expanding the requirement for masks.
October 28: The individual cantons again ask the army for support. The Federal Council decides on the measures, including the approval of rapid tests, the requirement for outdoor masks, the prohibition of private meetings with more than ten people and the closure of discos.
4./5./6. November: The number of new infections temporarily increases to more than 10,000 per day in Switzerland. The cantons of Neuchâtel, Vaud, Friborg and Valais in western Switzerland are closing bars and restaurants.
December 1st: The federal government defines the vaccination strategy: First, high-risk patients and individuals should be vaccinated.
December 9: The United Federal Assembly commemorates the death of Covid in Switzerland with a minute of silence.
December 12th: By order of the Federal Council, restaurants and bars in Switzerland will be closed between 7 pm and 6 am This also applies to shops, markets, museums, libraries, sports and leisure centers. The measures apply until January 22.
Dec. 18: Parliament approves the Covid-19 law. This means that the federal government and the cantons can provide up to 2.5 billion francs for help in emergency situations. The prerequisite is a drop in sales, the extent of which has not yet been determined by the Federal Council. People with the lowest wages temporarily receive full wages for short-term work. Professional and semi-professional team sports clubs receive assistance from À-fonds-perdu.
19. December:Swissmedic grants approval for the vaccine developed by Pfizer / Biontech, the first vaccine approved in Switzerland to protect against Covid-19. Moderna, Astrazeneca and Janssen-Cilag have also submitted vaccine approval applications.
Swissmedic reports: “Effectiveness one week after the second vaccination”(01:46)
December 20th: The Federal Office of Civil Aviation (Bazl) suspends flights between Switzerland and Great Britain and South Africa because mutated and more contagious corona viruses have been discovered in Great Britain and South Africa.
December 22th: Restaurants, sports, cultural and leisure facilities, as well as zoos must close completely, people are advised to stay at home. Ski areas can be opened with cantonal approval, depending on the epidemiological situation. Neighboring countries, with the exception of Austria, have closed their ski areas.
December 23th: Start of vaccination in Switzerland: among the first to be vaccinated is a 90-year-old woman in the canton of Lucerne; the canton was the first to launch the vaccination campaign. About half of the cantons will have given their first vaccinations by the end of the year, the rest will start in January.
Dec. 24: The mutated variant of Britain’s coronavirus is first detected in Switzerland in two samples from Britons who tested positive in Switzerland.
December 30: The Federal Council does not tighten the applicable protection measures until January 22, although it describes the epidemiological situation as worrying. He wants to reassess the situation on January 6. (SDA / bra)
