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Christoph Darbellay believes the criticism is misplaced after hundreds of Britons left Verbier. The president of the Valais government criticized the BAG’s approach.
Christoph Darbellay: “The edge is a sieve.”
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Of the 420 guests who were supposed to be quarantined in Verbier and Bagnes, fewer than a dozen are still in Valais. (Read more about escaping here). As the spokesman for the municipality of Bagnes told the DPA news agency on Sunday, some have already reported from France.
The Prime Minister of Valais, Christophe Darbellay, defends himself against the accusation of having done too little to enforce the quarantine of the British. Some of the guests left by car. You are now quarantined in London. “He is not bothered by his behavior.” There is also a sense of personal responsibility, “Darbellay tells” 20 minutes.
The CVP politician criticizes the Federal Office of Public Health (BAG): “The passenger data list was missing. That made our job unnecessarily difficult. “He does not know why Bern did not deliver the data faster. However, the canton did everything possible to enforce quarantine regulations:” Hoteliers, tourist offices, apartment tenants, they were all sent. “Clearly, not everyone in a chalet or second home reacted. And don’t forget that you can travel across Europe without identifying yourself.” The edge is a sieve. “Full control is simply not possible, though the Valais is full of police officers.
According to its own information, the BAG handed over passenger data to the cantons on Wednesday. The federal government has requested data from airlines for 92 flights from Great Britain. Consequently, around 10,000 names would have to be checked.
Retroactive quarantine obligation
Last Monday, the Federal Council reacted to the spread of new, possibly much more contagious, crown variants in Britain and South Africa. Under the law, all people who have entered the two countries since December 14, 2020 would have to go into quarantine for ten days. The government has also imposed an entry ban. None of the three cases of Covid with the mutated virus that have been detected so far in Switzerland affects the Valais.
