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It was not good news what the Corona Scientific Task Force announced to the media on Friday. The message from Martin Ackermann, chairman of the expert group: Currently “there is no scientific evidence that measures to combat the coronavirus are sufficient.”
Also on Friday, the Federal Office of Public Health had to announce more than 9,000 new infections in 24 hours. There are also 70 deaths and 231 hospitalizations. The mobility of people is still too high, so the conclusion at the press conference (reported BLICK).
Taskforce Recommends Closure: Stores Should Close
In the progress report released shortly after, the working group gets specific and proposes various measures. This also includes a partial lock!
Because in their report, the experts call for the “reinforcement and tightening of existing measures (for example, the central office, greater restrictions on the number of participants for assemblies and private meetings) and the introduction of additional measures (for example, temporary closure of bars, restaurants and nonessential shops, relocation of post-compulsory education to the Internet) “So far, the Federal Council has avoided closing stores this fall.
The other demands of the task force also include:
- “Continuous communication with all sectors of the population, making it clear that the common goal must be to stop transmission and reduce the number of infections.”
- «Providing concrete and actionable information to all segments of the population about how people feel about themselves and others at work and in
Protect the environment. “ - “Expanding the capacity of the health system by not using IPS beds for elective interventions and gradually increasing the number of IPS beds with adequate staff.”
- Promote hygiene measures (social distancing, masks, hand washing). The risk of transmission indoors can be reduced by regular ventilation and the combination of wearing a mask and keeping your distance.
- Increased testing capacity and intensification of contact tracing to monitor the situation and disrupt transmission chains. Increasing testing capacity and improving access to testing is essential to be able to follow the development of the epidemic in Switzerland. (cat)
