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The Basel governing council decided to extend the current measures until January 22. Restaurants, bars and clubs cannot open on December 21. Also, as of December 21, take-out businesses can only open at 6 a.m. instead of 5 a.m., they must close at 11 p.m. Sports and leisure facilities, game rooms, brothels and cabarets are closed, and prostitution is also prohibited.
At the same time, the government has increased contributions in support of the hotel and catering industries by 10.45 million Swiss francs, bringing a total of 74.5 million Swiss francs in the difficult situation program .
Finally, the governing council discussed the federal action plan. Although they support this, they suggest an entry into force earlier this week. Yesterday there were 136 new infections and two deaths in the canton of Basel-Stadt.
New measures starting Friday if the federal government does not act
The Basel government has also dealt with the package of measures, which is currently being consulted with the cantons. The Federal Council is supposed to communicate new measures on Friday. For this reason, the government is not currently adjusting the currently applicable cantonal ordinance. If, contrary to expectations, the federal government does not decide on new measures on Friday, cantonal measures have been prepared. These would go into effect at the end of the week.
In addition, the Basel government has decided to reduce restaurant and taxi rates by 50 percent. The lowest fixed annual fee, which is charged at the beginning of the calendar year, applies to 2020 and 2021. It is not yet clear how the emergency measures will be implemented in the Basel area. The district administrator of the FDP, Saskia Schenker, today presents an urgent interpellation to clarify questions about cases of difficulty.
Baselbieter’s figures rose yesterday by 178 new infections and three deaths. There were eleven new infections in the Dorneck and Thierstein districts of Solothurn.
