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ANTHONY ANNEX
“At the beginning of winter we are in a situation that really worries us,” said the 48-year-old in the afternoon on the program “19.30”. The SP Federal Council reiterated the intention for the state government to announce new measures on Friday if the pandemic, which has been rampant again for about ten days, does not weaken.
According to the “SonntagsZeitung”, five Swiss university hospitals had sent this week to the Federal Council a warning about the situation in clinics due to the corona virus. In a letter they had expressed “great concern about the current situation”.
Fear of the third wave after Christmas
Beds in intensive care units were running low, nursing staff had reached their limits and university hospitals had postponed more than 4,000 operations since October, the letter said.
Hospital directors fear there will be a third wave of coronavirus after Christmas and that the hospital system could collapse. In their letter, they called for stricter intervention from the Federal Council. (SDA)
