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Geneva closes again: you have to know these 8 things
Given the tense situation in the health system due to the coronavirus pandemic, the canton of Geneva declared a state of emergency starting at 7:00 p.m. on Monday night. Restaurants and bars have to close.
What is closing
Restaurants and bars have to close. Non-grocery stores, movie theaters, theaters, gyms, swimming pools, and ice rinks will also be closed. Hair salons, beauty salons, game and erotic salons are also affected. Discos and nightclubs are already closed.
Restaurants can sell food across the alley. Retail stores can continue to sell by ordering over the Internet (“Click and Collect”). In the process, customers can collect online orders from the store.
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What is left open?
Instead, kindergartens and schools remain open up to the secondary level, as the cantonal government announced on Sunday. The measures apply until November 29. The canton is also asking the army and civil defense for help.
Markets and florists will also remain open, as well as libraries, pharmacies, drugstores, opticians and garages. The opening of post offices and banks is also allowed. Unlike spring, the borders with France will not be closed either. Visits to nursing homes and hospitals are also allowed.
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What about church services?
On the other hand, public services can no longer take place until the first Advent, as announced by the Geneva Catholic Church. Churches are likely open, but Masses, services, and other religious events are prohibited. Only weddings with up to five people and funerals with a maximum of 50 people are possible. First, the portal kath.ch reported on the restrictions in the churches.
Why is the closure coming?
The HUG university hospital has sounded the alarm, said health director Mauro Poggia in front of the media. There were 474 coronavirus patients at HUG on Sunday. 56 of them were in intensive care. By mid-October, 78 people had been hospitalized and 13 of them were in intensive care.
Health workers of the HUG University Hospital. Photo: trapezoidal
For several days, more than 1000 people have tested positive for the corona virus in the canton of Geneva every day. Last Friday it was a record 1,338 people.
What about high school students and students?
Post-compulsory classes must be done remotely. In other words, distance learning starts over for high school students and students.
Gatherings of more than five people, both indoors and outdoors, are prohibited unless the people live in the same home. The canton of Geneva introduced this measure on October 25.
Who pays for failures?
Earnings compensation payments will be reintroduced starting in the spring, as CFO Nathalie Fontanet said. Meetings of cantonal and city parliaments can still be held. National and cantonal voting will also take place on November 29.
And the sport?
Except for competitions, sporting activities are allowed for people twelve years of age or older if no physical contact is required and a maximum of five people participate. You should also wear a mask and observe the distance rules. Physical education in schools is still allowed, as are professional sports activities.
And other cantons?
the Canton of Jura you already have friday cantonal state of emergency imposed until November 15. Starting Monday, all bars and restaurants, as well as other public facilities, from museums to sports centers, will be closed. In addition, gatherings of more than five people are prohibited.
the Canton of Friborg have one on friday extraordinary situation explained. Among other things, it introduced a strict mask requirement in compulsory schools. In addition, the canton of Friborg asked the military for help. Additionally, civil defense and community service are increasingly being used to serve the growing number of Covid 19 patients.
(jaw / sda)
