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“The Federal Council will have to decide on other measures, it has to decide very soon.” This is what Federal President Simonetta Sommaruga said on Saturday during a visit to the Inselspital in Bern. The federal president was informed on the spot about the work of the Bern University Hospital in relation to the corona pandemic.
“At the hospital you can see how important it is that we reduce the number of cases,” Sommaruga told the Keystone-SDA news agency. Because if there are not enough beds in hospitals and intensive care units, the virus becomes dangerous. “Dangerous for all of us,” emphasized the Federal Councilor.
Case numbers have to go down
He has met very committed people on the “island” who do everything possible to make the health system work. But they depend on the fall in the number of cases. All we need “.
Last Sunday, the federal government decided to take further action in relation to the corona pandemic. Since then, numerous cantons have also taken action. The federal scientific working group concluded that this was not enough.
More measures are needed
“That is why it is clear to me that the Federal Council will have to decide on new measures, it must decide very soon,” Sommaruga said. The Federal Council is also examining where additional support is needed, be it from civil defense or the military.
Sommaruga was accompanied by the Bern health director, Pierre Alain Schnegg, on a visit to the Inselspital Hospital in Bern. When asked about the rush to get to Corona’s testing centers, Schnegg said testing capabilities would continually increase. “We work closely with all service providers,” emphasized Schnegg. By using rapid tests, the canton will be able to meet the needs even better.
Capacity is still available
“But of course with today’s growth rates it takes a little patience before you can test,” Schnegg admitted with a view of the long line in front of the corona test center at Inselspital on Saturday morning. But: “We still have capacity and we are also increasing it,” says Schnegg.
According to Schnegg, the fact that the civil defense and the army could support hospitals or locate contacts is definitely an option for the canton of Bern. “We are monitoring the situation and have also discussed with the federal government how it can support the cantons with its capabilities.”
