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Compared to other countries, Switzerland is significantly less restrictive with regard to the size of the events. This stems from the assessment of the situation by the crown federal task force. However, this fact carries the risk of corona infections spreading rapidly.
Therefore, Switzerland must rely on tried and tested measures, he said. Experts cautioned that the number and size of meetings should be reduced. This applies to private events, meetings of people in work life and organized events, they wrote. Consistent use of masks indoors is a second effective measure to prevent corona infections, it was also said.
Less than 20 cases in early June
The starting point for the task force’s assessment is the number of people who have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, which has risen sharply since early June 2020: from less than 20 cases per day in early June to more than 700 corona cases per day in early October. For the moment, federal experts estimated that the doubling occurred faster. If this trend continues, more than 2,000 corona cases per day should be expected in October, he said.
The aim is to protect people’s health and the Swiss health system, with the fewest possible restrictions on society and the economy. This would work best if the number of coronavirus cases were kept low with specific measures that are much less restrictive and costly.
React in time
In addition to that, the task force experts recalled that Switzerland should not react only when hospitalization or death rates are high. The capacity for coronavirus testing and contact tracing is then exceeded. According to the document, it is important that stabilizing the situation is in everyone’s interest, but it requires everyone’s participation.
In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, 1,487 coronavirus infections were reported to the Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) on Friday within a day. In addition, the office had recorded three new deaths from Covid 19. The proportion of tests that tested positive has also been above seven percent in recent days and is therefore above the WHO-recommended limit of five percent. one hundred, the task force experts warned. (pbe / SDA)
