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200 guests attended the party in Schwellbrunn. Some apparently with corona symptoms. They did not want to report positive tests after the festival. Now, many in the village are positive for Covid, and some are stunned.
The beautiful view of the Hohe Kasten is currently clouded by Corona’s situation – the Appenzell landscape in eastern Switzerland.
Photo: Christian Beutler (Keystone)
In Ausserrhoden, 197 new cases of corona infections were confirmed in one week and two people died from the disease. There may have been many infections at a wedding in Schwellbrunn.
The celebration with more than 200 guests on October 10 reportedly featured multiple people who had symptoms of a possible corona infection, as Ausserrhoder health director Yves Noël Balmer explained on Monday upon request. It is not known if the bride and groom knew.
Agreements that will not be tested
In any event, there were a remarkably high number of corona cases in Schwellbrunn, Ballmer told the Keystone-SDA news agency. The canton late received a guest list for the wedding, in which mainly people from Schwellbrunn participated.
The Eastern Switzerland news site FM1 today He quotes Balmer with the words: “The great fault was that there were supposedly agreements between the wedding guests that you should not be tested or inform the canton if you have symptoms after the celebration.” And that’s not all. Apparently some wedding guests also later participated in the Oktoberfest at a restaurant in Schwellbrunn.
“Lockdown? I hope that doesn’t happen.”
He is upset and shocked by this behavior. “One or two more cases like this and we will lose control.” “Sad, horrified and angry” is also Mayor Ueli Frischknecht. He says that in the video interview with him St. Galler Tagblatt.
If more cases of corona are known in Schwellbrunn in the coming days, the cordon of the village could also become a problem. “I hope that doesn’t happen,” continues Frischknecht. The municipal council has taken the appropriate measures.
Anger and rumors in the village
The mayor describes the mood in the town as follows: There is uncertainty, but also anger. And there are many rumors about the development.
On the question of whether the whole thing also has consequences, he says Health Director Balmer: Now you have to check the individual branches. According to Balmer, the number of corona cases in Ausserrhoden has “gone through the roof” recently, regardless of the Schwellbrunn case.
Tighter measures
Therefore, the government met over the weekend and announced stricter measures on Sunday. From now on, the mask is mandatory in offices and markets. Only private meetings with a maximum of 15 people are allowed. Bars and clubs have to close, events with more than 50 people are no longer possible.
Additionally, chorus and vocal rehearsals are no longer allowed. With Sunday’s tightening, Appenzell Ausserrhoden currently has the strictest rules against the corona pandemic in eastern Switzerland.
