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In early July, Switzerland looked at Grenchen. At least as long as the hectic news situation in Corona’s time allowed. The reason for this was a young woman from the city. On June 27, she had attended a party at the Parktheater in Grenchen and another event, although she was sick with Covid-19 and should have stayed home.
The canton’s medical service had ordered isolation until July 1. Almost 300 people had to quarantine themselves as a precautionary measure due to the questionable result.
Kanton sees no bugs in the contact tracing team
The reason why the young woman attended the party has been a point of contention between her and the canton ever since. The young woman went public in July through her lawyer and claimed that a person on the contact tracing team had misinformed her. Oral confirmation that your isolation will end on June 26. Therefore, her lawyer Andreas Kummer filed a supervisory complaint with the Department of the Interior.
On Tuesday, the canton announced in a message that it had rejected the complaint of supervision of the woman. “The Department of the Interior has examined the case and, as a result of its investigations, claims that the contact tracing team is not responsible for any misconduct,” the canton said in the message. The canton’s medical service ordered mandatory isolation from June 23 to July 1.
On June 24, the young woman appeared before the contact tracing team and stated that she was healthy again. The first symptoms of the disease appeared on June 16, according to the young woman in an interview with the Contact Tracing Team. “The person is now assuming the position that he has been informed that the isolation will end on June 26, 2020,” the canton continues.
Communicated only orally
So the young woman says she was verbally informed by the contact tracing team that her isolation will end on June 26. The canton contradicts this and refers to the quality standards according to which the contact tracing team works. According to the canton, this stipulates that “during regular telephone contact with isolated individuals, essential anomalies, innovations and events must always be documented in the form of conversation notes.”
Such a note was not created on the occasion of the conversation with the young woman, the authority continued. “Due to standardized processes within the contact tracing team, it can be ruled out that the person in question was verbally confirmed that the isolation had ended earlier.
Furthermore, according to the announcement, the length of isolation can only be adjusted after consulting a doctor from the cantonal medical service. Then a new order must be confirmed by email, which did not happen in the young woman’s case. Telephone conversations between the contact tracking team and people who have come into contact with Covid-19 are not recorded.
Andreas Kummer, the young woman’s lawyer, also sent a press release to the canton. In it, he is unhappy with the decision of the authority. “The main allegation that the responsible employee orally communicated the earlier end of the isolation period is not removed,” Kummer said in the message. And he criticizes the contact tracing: “The lack of logging also indicates a failure of the responsible authority.”
Party goer is considering complaining
Kummer also raises new charges against the canton. So she was responsible for making sure her client’s name was made public. According to the lawyer, who is at fault is still under investigation. “It may have nothing to do with the health department and the cantonal medical service,” Kummer writes.
His client was personally injured as a result: “My client was publicly prejudiced and was the subject of a character murder,” Kummer said. Among other things, various news platforms referred to the young woman as a “super broadcaster” or an “ignorant crown.” “That is the basis for satisfaction and compensation,” Kummer continued.
And for another reason, your client reserves the right to file a claim for damages against the canton of Solothurn. “The incorrect or at least misleading information from the authorities was the trigger for the massive quarantine. If my client is sued for damages, he will hold the canton responsible, ”Kummer writes.
The Public Ministry has yet to rule on the case. This started the investigation after the canton filed a criminal complaint against the woman. Grenchen’s wife faces a fine of several thousand francs.
