A look back in quotes: at first blocking was not an option, how it came about



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Switzerland is increasingly paralyzed. Experts, associations and politicians have long resisted this scenario.

“Now we can get a little cooler”: So Federal Councilor Alain Berset said in May;  Will be back in November because people were probably too optimistic.

“Now we can get a little cooler”: That’s what Federal Councilor Alain Berset said in May; Will be back in November because people were probably too optimistic.

Photo: Anthony Anex (Keystone)

Go on and on where mand not wanted to be more. In the confinement. Our timeline for the past few months shows who was overly optimistic, who was understanding. And who is still resisting stricter measures today. In retrospect, there are votes from the press, from minutes of meetings and parliamentary debates. They testify that resistance to strict restrictions continued even as the number of corona infections increased considerably.

No more blocking

April 25th

The lockdown is not over yet when the senior vice president is already placing advertisements in the newspapers. In it, the party asks the Federal Council to open it quickly. And National Councilor Thomas Aeschi no longer wants a lockdown: “We now have some experience with the virus,” said is on the radio. “You don’t need to re-close all schools immediately after a second wave, and all stores and businesses close.”

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