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- The Bernese cantonal police show the participants of the demonstration.
- In compliance with the protection and hygiene requirements, visits to old people’s homes in the canton of Bern are allowed again from May 11.
- In the canton of Bern, there are currently 36 people with Covid’s disease 19 in the hospital, 7 of them in an intensive care unit. 92 infected people have died. (As of 10.5.2020)
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Sunday, May 9 – Complaints against the participants of the demonstration: On Saturday, several hundred people demonstrated in Bern against the Crown measures of the Federal Council. Now the cantonal police report. “Several dozen people are shown; the exact number is not yet known,” police spokeswoman Jolanda Egger said.
The police do not yet have a complete overview because the operation took a long time. There is currently a ban on meetings. Therefore, the demonstration on Saturday was prohibited. “The task was very demanding because people were very insensitive,” said Jolanda Egger.
Saturday May 9: Participants of the demonstration gather in Bern despite the ban: Several hundred people protested against the measures related to the corona virus in Bern on Saturday. Police have gradually dissolved the demonstration.
Friday, May 8: 270 million Swiss francs for Bern hospitals: Due to the crown crisis, hospitals were unable to carry out many treatments, and hospital beds remained empty. The canton agreed from the beginning to assume the failures. The director of health, Pierre Alain Schnegg, has now specified these intentions: he expects the canton to support hospitals with around 270 million francs.
Relaxation in nursing home visits: Starting next Monday, institutions in the canton of Bern will be able to make visits to retirement homes and care again. The cantonal government writes that it is up to households to organize visits so that protection provisions can be observed.
The canton also recommends that all people with symptoms (respiratory disease, muscle pain, loss of smell and taste) undergo the Covid-19 test. The test center at the BEA Expo site in Bern is ready for a large number of tests.
To prevent future infections, the canton also relies on contact tracking. This means that contact persons are sought for sick and suspected cases and the necessary steps are organized (quarantine). According to the cantonal doctor Linda Nartey, a person who tested positive had an average of five to ten people in direct connection. Therefore, it is expected that 20 to 40 hours per person will be spent managing contacts.
The canton also attracts the population: people with health problems should go to the hospital or the doctor’s office. A reluctance to fear the spread of the coronavirus or to overload health institutions is unfounded. The canton wants to draw attention to this issue with the “But sure” information campaign.
Image from earlier times: The Marzilibad will remain closed until June 8.
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Public transport back at the usual rate: Trains, buses and trams in the canton of Bern will return to normal time on most lines starting Monday, May 11. The operation of night courses such as the “Moonliner” and the operation of purely tourist railways will continue to be discontinued. The Cantonal Transportation Directorate also says that booster courses for vocational schools, high schools and universities are not yet operational because these institutions have not yet started operations.
More distance and less excitement at Thun City Hall: The Thun city parliament met again on Thursday night for the first time since the start of the Corona crisis, in the unfamiliar environment of culture and the congress center. City councilors are further apart.
The greater distance between them affects emotions, says city councilman Jonas Baumann. The situation is unusual: dealing with microphones has something technical. The atmosphere is great, says city council president Daniela Huber Notter. She hopes that Cornona’s evasion of the convention center will soon come to an end and that one can return to the town hall.
The Thun city parliament approved the package of measures drawn up by the local council to support the economy during the Corona crisis. The core of the two million franc package is a solidarity fund. In addition, a deferral of rent, fees and tariffs to the city of Thun is also planned. All council members unanimously supported the proposal.
Thursday, May 7: critical questions about Bern schools: The Association of Teachers in the Canton of Bern has received 50 inquiries and reports in recent days, stating that no protective measures have been established related to the coronavirus.
Reports refer, for example, to mobile washing stations that are not yet ready, or disposable towels, says Stefan Wittwer of the “Education Bern” union. Another topic is the plexiglass panels that some teachers would like to have, but the communities do not want to pay.
Most of the situations could have been resolved after the discussions. Now there are still five troublesome cases, says Stefan Wittwer. “These are communities where, according to our information, we have to assume that the remaining days until Monday will no longer be enough to implement the protection measures.”
Daniel Arn, from the Association of Municipalities of Bern, on the other hand, is convinced that the municipalities are doing everything possible to implement the concept of protection. And if something is not perfect on Monday, you have the first two days in middle class to make adjustments. I have no reservations. But it is clear that everything is not yet perfect. We have to live with it.
Outdoor pool at the Bernese Jura remains: The Tramelan outdoor pool will be closed this summer. The reason for this is the cost and effort involved in containing the coronavirus. The community is one of the first in Switzerland to take such a step.
This decision was made “with a heavy heart,” knowing the disappointment and frustration it will cause to the more than 4,600 residents, he said in a message Thursday. The order is in line with the decisions of the Federal Council and the recommendations of the outdoor swimming pool associations of western Switzerland and Ticino.
Increase in the unemployment rate: At the end of April, 14,509 people were registered as unemployed in the canton of Bern, 1,860 more than in the previous month. The unemployment rate increased by 0.3 percentage points to 2.5 percent. This was the first time that the crown crisis had a clear impact on unemployment.
In the hotel industry, the number of unemployed increased by 515 people, which corresponds to 14.4 percent. The number of unemployed also increased dramatically in the construction and retail / repair and automotive sectors. Unemployment increased further in the tourism-oriented administrative districts of the Oberland within the canton of Bern.
Bern Freiburg Valais Regional Newspaper, various programs from March 16, 2020, 5:30 pm; sda / pret; gygm; liec; kocm; vwam; marl; andj; haee; widc; sahm
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