Bern Superspeader Case: Hundreds of Quarantined Bar Visitors



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First, 1,394 people had to be quarantined after visiting three clubs in Bern due to a positive case from Corona. The large number of people was due to faulty guest lists. Since then, the data has been improved.

In times of pandemic, Swiss clubs have a special responsibility.  A woman checks the entrance to Club Hive in Zurich, taken on Friday, July 3, 2020.

In times of pandemic, Swiss clubs have a special responsibility. A woman checks the entrance to Club Hive in Zurich, taken on Friday, July 3, 2020.

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· Another case of so-called superprocessors has occurred on the Swiss bar and club scene. This time the canton of Bern is affected. Due to a guest who tested positive for Covid-19, 1,394 people who had visited the Bern clubs Taxiclub, Cuba Bar Bern and Kapitel-Bollwerk initially had to be quarantined. This was announced by the Bern Directorate of Health, Social and Integration on Friday.

The Cantonal Medical Office also ordered the immediate closure of Cuba Bar Bern. All 1009 people who went there on the weekend of October 3 and 4 had to be quarantined for the time being due to an incorrect guest list. Of the other two clubs, only those people who were at the clubs on Sunday morning, October 4, 2020 around midnight are affected.

As the information was incorrect, it reached all the guests

Compared to “20 Minuten”, the head of the Cuba Bar speaks of an “oversight”: visitors were reported for a whole week, not just a weekend. On the weekend in question, only 181 people visited the restaurant. The misunderstanding and data chaos occurred because someone from the canton had not found the names on a list. Then he sent the visitor list for the whole week.

Meanwhile, the data has improved, as announced by the Bern Health and Welfare Directorate on Saturday afternoon. For 374 guests of the Cuba Bar Bern now everything is clear, 635 people are still on the list. The time between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. on Sunday morning, October 4, is decisive. The people involved could not be accurately quantified, but the cantonal medical bureau will contact them, according to the press release.

No time information

On Saturday morning there was still no foreseeable solution to the problem. “We checked the dataset again last night and got other results,” said the spokesman for the health and wellness directorate, Gundekar Giebel, by phone.

The Cuba Bar Bern guest lists were flawed in that clear visiting hours were not always noted. Therefore, the Berne authorities had no choice but to quarantine all the people that the operators had indicated as visitors during the period in question.

“This case shows how important it is for guests and organizers to ensure that guest data, including check-in and check-out times, are recorded correctly,” says the latest letter from the Bern authorities to the media. . This is so that as few people as possible are affected by Corona’s containment measures.

The ordinance of the Canton of Bern clearly states that the organizers and operators of bars, clubs, discos, dance halls and restaurants are responsible for the correct recording of guest data. These would have to be available on the correct form to the cantonal medical office upon request within two hours.

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