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The coronavirus is spreading in Switzerland with incredible speed. The number of cases has doubled in a week. The Federal Office of Public Health reported 5,596 new coronavirus infections today, as well as 115 hospital admissions and eleven new deaths.
The situation is reaching a critical point that the Federal Council advises to impose a mini blockade. Such a “circuit breaker” – in English “overload switch” – would mean that all the contacts would be reduced as much as possible to eliminate the soil of the virus.
BLICK says how this could work:
What is a circuit breaker?
This is a lockout for a predetermined period of time. For two or three weeks, public life and the economy would be closed as much as possible, people would only leave the house when necessary: to go to the doctor, to do the shopping, to work (if it were not from the central office ). it can be done). This is intended to flatten the infection curve, as it did in spring. The advantage of a mini lock is that you give people such a clear period of time. “It’s easier to bear than if a lockdown is introduced and people don’t know how long the situation will last,” Matthias Egger (63), an epidemiologist at the University of Bern and former head of the federal scientific working group, tells VIEW.
Would everything really be closed?
There are different models. For example, Scotland, which is currently considering a brief closure, does not want to close schools and is considering setting the circuit breaker on school holidays. England, on the other hand, is thinking of taking advantage of Christmas, where many people are on vacation anyway. This then does less damage to the economy. So whoever has to close in a short lock is not sure. The gastronomy would undoubtedly be affected. If schools, stores, and businesses should also close, that’s written in the stars. However: There was not a complete lockdown in Switzerland in the spring as in other countries. There would certainly be no curfew now either.
Does the Federal Council really want to do it?
The government is reportedly currently discussing a mini-lockdown as the most acute of several options in the fight against the spread of the virus. But he certainly won’t decide yet – it’s only been three days since he ordered a blanket mask requirement, a meeting ban, and stricter rules for events. Therefore, the Federal Council will continue to wait and monitor the evolution of the number of cases. And: a mini-blockade would be very controversial in the Federal Council and could not secure a majority.
At 2.30 pm, Federal Councilor Alain Berset will appear in front of the media and will report, among other things, on the current state of the discussion on the crown. BLICK reports live on stream and ticker. (sf)
