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Angela Merkel (66) showed no mercy. When new corona infections rose again in Germany, the chancellor decided on a partial shutdown with the prime ministers of the federal states. Restaurants, bars, cinemas and other leisure facilities have had to close and are expected to remain closed until early January. When it comes to ski tourism, the Germans even want to have a ski ban across Europe before January 10.
Not so, our Federal Counsel said. In view of the second wave, measures were intensified again in Switzerland. But be careful. All the greater is the amazement in Germany that Switzerland has achieved change without blocking. “The miracle of the Crown in Bern?” Headlines “Bild” on Monday. “While Germany entered the ‘lockdown light’ in less than 15,000 cases, the Swiss government reacted very softly!” Our restaurants are open, as are certain Christmas markets.
More cases, hardening only in individual cantons
Extrapolated to population size, Germany has significantly fewer corona cases than Switzerland. For comparison: in early November, there were about 10,000 new infections each day in this country, with a population that is roughly ten times smaller than that of our neighbors. However, restaurants and bars in this country can stay open until 11 pm The ski lifts are also still in operation despite Corona. Any tightening was restricted to individual cantons.
The annoyance in Germany was great when Switzerland rejected a second blockade. The most obvious was SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach (57). An “unforgivable political failure”, the member of the Bundestag described Switzerland’s special path. Even a “human catastrophe”. In the BLICK interview, Lauterbach complained that it would be “poor to be proud to have saved the economy if a lot of people die for it.”
Numbers halve every two weeks
Germany had already included Switzerland in the risk list in October. Since then, travelers from Switzerland have been in quarantine for two weeks. The only exception is Baden-Württemberg. Swiss citizens from the border cantons can stay there for short stays. But they have to leave the country after 24 hours.
Now, the crown numbers in Switzerland are cut in half every two weeks. Despite the relatively flexible measures. Germany is amazed. Contrary to what was expected, the partial closure that has been in effect since the beginning of November has not yet caused a significant decrease in infections among our neighbors. The so-called 7-day incidence, that is, the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants per week, has fluctuated around 140 for more than two weeks.
According to the latest data, the 7-day incidence in Switzerland is between 172 (Nidwalden) and 456 (Vaud). In the first week of November it was more than double in many places: in Nidwalden the incidence was 381 at the time, in Vaud 1050. At that time, Freiburg and Geneva even had an incidence of more than 1,300. Meanwhile, the incidences in both cantons they have fallen below 500.
