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- Despite Christmas: tomorrow Friday, the Federal Council will report on the tightening of the crown measures.
- Apparently, the Minister of Health, Alain Berset, proposes to the entire Federal Council to close all restaurants for a month.
- “Tagesanzeiger” and “Blick” report that in unison. It refers to circles close to the Federal Council.
- While the shops could remain open for the time being, Berset also wants to close all sports and leisure facilities.
With the anticipated tightening, the Federal Council is complying with the demands of the national task force Corona, the cantonal doctors and the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH). Two days ago, he had urgently called for action across Switzerland, including large-scale company closures. “The sooner the better,” emphasized task force leader Martin Ackermann.
In recent days, several large hospitals have also appealed to politicians: they are on the verge of action, more effective measures are needed to reduce the number of cases and therefore the burden on hospitals.
Instead of waiting until after Christmas as originally planned, the Federal Council wants to tighten the crown’s measures tomorrow Friday, according to “Tagesanzeiger” and “Blick.” According to the media, the most effective regulations will only go into effect on Tuesday, December 22. Consequently, catering companies in Switzerland should close for a month starting Tuesday. However, cantons with a better epidemiological situation are likely to decide for themselves whether they want to leave the restaurants open.
The Federal Council advises several variants
In this variant of closure, in addition to restaurants, all sports and leisure facilities, as well as museums and libraries, would have to close. Under Berset’s proposal, the stores could still be open for now, taking into account the above rules.
But a more leisurely approach is also conceivable: Berset presents several variants to the entire Federal Council, which will be discussed on Friday, writes the “Tagesanzeiger”. Exceptions are also possible, such as Sunday sales, so that bakeries can re-sell bread, croissants and pastries.
