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The Federal Council would like to put an end to the “storm” in the cantons, but they rush back into big events. St. Gallen could already issue a ban tomorrow Tuesday, and Zurich could follow this week.
It was well-intentioned on the part of federal president Simonetta Sommaruga: “Now the federal government and the cantons have to work together so that the ‘Gstürm’ who does what stops,” he said at the press conference on Sunday, in the that the federal government announced new national measures (here is the summary what is still allowed).
Only: the federal government does not take action everywhere, for example, there are no more national restrictions on large-scale events. As a result, the first canton rushed forward just an hour after the Federal Council press conference. Large events with more than 1,000 people are now banned in Bern. So the crown patchwork quilt still exists.
Other cantons are likely to follow suit in these circumstances. This is demonstrated by a survey by “Blue News” among the cantons.
At the moment, the Conference of Directors of Health (GDK) does not issue a recommendation on how to proceed at large events, as Michael Jordi, general secretary of the Conference of Directors of Health (GDK), says upon request.
However, it is clear that the cantons must take into account three elements: the epidemiological situation, the burden of contact tracing, and consistency with restrictions in the public and private spheres. “The concepts of protection in the stadiums are good and effective, but the crux of the matter is what happens outside the stadiums before and after the matches,” says Jordi.
St. Gallen will decide tomorrow Tuesday, Zurich this week.
The inquiries made to the individual cantons also show that they are working hard on a solution for the big events. Tomorrow a decision will be made in the canton of St. Gallen. “The government will report on this Tuesday at a press conference. Until then we cannot comment on the questions, ”says his media spokesperson Fabienne Frei.
Additional measures are also being examined in the canton of Zurich. If it were up to Health Director Natalie Rickli (SVP), she would also ban major events with more than 1,000 people again, as she told the “Tages-Anzeiger”. “The governing council will decide this week how to proceed and will report accordingly,” said Andreas Werner Melchior, Head of Communications at the State Chancellery, at the request of “Blue News”.
Follow-up of contacts in Basel-Stadt “overloaded”
Other cantons try to keep the chaos of measures as low as possible and coordinate regionally. “We are currently coordinating discussions with our neighboring cantons to find a uniform arrangement,” says Andrea Bürki, media spokesperson for the canton of Basel-Land.
When these conversations are over, more can be said. “Tomorrow Tuesday, the topic of important events will also be discussed at our governing council meeting,” says Bürki.
The neighboring cantons of Basel-Land are Solothurn, Aargau and Basel-Stadt. The latter also means analyzing the situation. This is because contact tracing is “heavily loaded” and the number of cases is growing. In addition, the legal situation has changed with the Federal Council’s decision to ban gatherings of more than 15 people, says Anne Tschudin, head of communication for the Basel-Stadt health department. “That does not go well with large events with thousands of people, even if there is a concept of protection in the stadium.”
“There are no concrete plans” in Thurgau
The canton of Aargau reported on new measures to combat the crown today at 3 p.m. However, nothing was said about the main events.
He also sounds cautious from Thurgau: “At the moment there are no specific plans in the canton of Thurgau to ban major events,” says Miriam Hetzel from the intelligence service.
Even at today’s government meeting in Solothurn, nothing new was decided on major events, as the State Chancellery later announced in a press release.
“Questioning the consumption of alcohol in concerts and stadiums”
The theme of big events also occupies politics. The pitfall of how visitors behave before and after football matches or concerts is something that Manuela Weichelt-Picard, Green National Councilor, has to think about, as “Blue News” said yesterday. She also has her worries about traveling together and queuing outside.
It is also important to question alcohol consumption at important events. “I don’t understand why the Federal Council has left this point intact until now.” She would have liked a clear national announcement from the government.
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