Schneider: “You just have to be aware of this risk”

Last Saturday, October 3, there was a person at the “Viva” club in Chur who later tested positive for Corona. This became known on Thursday, and about 300 people have been quarantined. Among them mainly the rest of the club’s guests since last Saturday.

At the time of his visit to «Viva», the infected person still had no knowledge of his illness. The symptoms were only noticed in the following days, explains Jörg Schneider, deputy doctor of the canton of Graubünden, in an interview with Radio Südostschweiz.

Exemplary work of «Viva»

You can’t blame the club at all, Schneider continued. « has complied with all regulations and has maintained an exemplary contact tracking list. “Thanks to this list, which was generated through the application and the QR code, those in charge were able to immediately inform all affected people by mass SMS and send them Quarantine That was the case here for 300 people.

According to the canton’s deputy doctor, this can happen to anyone. “You only have to be aware of this risk when you go to a club or a place with a lot of people. If one person walks into the room and then tests positive, everyone is quarantined. “