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For a long time, Sweden’s special route attracted international media attention. Meanwhile, the situation has calmed down a bit. In recent days, reports on Switzerland have appeared in various foreign media.
Even Chinese state television in English took notice of the growing number of infections in Switzerland. The CGTN station, which is known for propaganda in the service of the government, mentioned that Switzerland had put neighboring Germany on the quarantine list (which is incorrect, because the list contains “only” the two countries Berlin and Hamburg). . And then he added that “very few restrictions” would be applied within Switzerland, despite the increase in the number of infections. Citizens will only be reminded of the rules of distance and hygiene. CGTN writes on its news site:
The “New York Times” has dealt in detail with the situation of the crown in Switzerland. A few days after major events were allowed again, “new infections have risen above 1,000 for the first time since March,” the newspaper writes. The numbers have continued to rise since then. In fact, the highest value in history was reported on Friday with 1,487 new corona cases.
In Donald Trump’s America the rules are stricter
The American newspaper is surprised that hockey and soccer games can take place again in front of a large audience, unlike in the United States. In the country of Donald Trump, who is scolded as a “despiser of the crown,” much stricter rules apply in most states than in Switzerland.
The “New York Times” quotes Berne epidemiologist Nicola Low, who is a member of the federal Covid task force. Switzerland lulls itself into a false sense of security, it criticizes, because despite the higher number of infections, hospital admissions and deaths have remained comparatively low. “By the time these numbers increase, we will have lost control,” says Low, continuing:
Epidemiologist Nicola Low from the University of Bern.
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Interesting: In the Swiss media, the representatives of the Covid working group are more cautious or less pessimistic, like Marcel Salathé in our newspaper last week.
How is Germany reacting to the high Swiss numbers?
The increase in the number of Swiss cases is also a problem in Germany. The danger of Germany declaring Switzerland a risk zone is increasing. A guideline of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants is applied in a period of seven days.
Currently, only the cantons of Geneva and Vaud are considered risk areas. According to the German authorities, this means the following: “For persons entering the Federal Republic of Germany and who have remained in a risk zone at any time during the last 14 days prior to entry, there may be an obligation to segregate in accordance with the respective quarantine regulations of the responsible federal states. “
