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Coronavirus-related topics:
Request a test system at national borders
In a letter to the Federal Council, politicians on all sides call for a comprehensive testing system and associated quarantine rules to be introduced at national borders. This should apply to those who arrive and return, as reported by the “SonntagsZeitung”. Participants must submit a PCR test or undergo a rapid coronavirus test on site. In principle, this should apply to people of all countries, the newspaper quotes GLP president Jürg Grossen, the initiator of the letter. Even if the test is negative, those entering the country must undergo quarantine. By doing so, the parties are breaking a taboo. Until now, only the SVP had called for a tough border regime.
BAG asks for tests in nursing homes, schools and companies
In a draft ordinance, the Federal Office of Public Health urges the cantons to carry out regular tests in nursing homes, schools and businesses. The Federal Council will deal with the draft on Wednesday. If the template is accepted, the federal government will change Corona’s strategy, as “SonntagsBlick” writes. The model is the canton of Graubünden, which will carry out such large-scale tests from next Wednesday. 20,000 tests per week are planned. The objective is to get out of the blocking spiral. If 30 percent of the mobile population could be tested regularly, the positivity rate and R-value could remain low in the long term. According to GDK President Lukas Engelberger, the cantons should support this reorganization.
Around 35,000 deaths avoided by the confinement
Two doctoral students from the Università della Svizzera Italiana have calculated in a model that the rate of spread of the coronavirus has changed as a result of voluntary behavior adjustments and lockdown. Consequently, the blockade prevented around 35,000 deaths in Switzerland in the first half of 2020, as the “NZZ am Sonntag” writes. The researchers estimate that the financial damage that was avoided as a result was at least 100 billion Swiss francs. That’s more than double the additional spending at the federal level last year due to the corona pandemic. The calculation is based on the assumption that a human life can be assigned an average value of 6.7 million francs.
Caritas has expanded its support
The aid organization Caritas Switzerland has greatly expanded its support to alleviate poverty in the days of the crown. The organization spent a total of CHF 12.2 million on this, also with money from Swiss Solidarity. Caritas spokesman Stefan Gribi told “SonntagsZeitung” that it was the largest aid campaign for the Swiss population in Caritas history. Among other things, the aid organization offers discounted food in its 21 markets. In addition, by the end of 2020, Caritas stores had given away half a million protective masks for free. Even before the pandemic, 660,000 people in Switzerland were affected by poverty. The crisis in the crown has greatly aggravated the situation.
More cases of domestic violence
The crown crisis, which has been going on for almost a year, is causing cases of domestic violence to skyrocket. In the canton of Aargau alone, interventions increased by 12 percent last year, according to canton police, as the “SonntagsZeitung” writes. The number of cases also increased in Bern and Zurich. Consultations on youth counseling have also increased. An increasing number of young people want to move house due to arguments with their parents. Youth psychologists attribute the plight of adolescents to sometimes precarious family and life situations that would have worsened during the corona pandemic.
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More women on boards of directors
The proportion of women on supervisory boards is increasing. According to information from “NZZ am Sonntag”, the 30 percent mark should be reached in three years at the latest. Here’s what headhunter Guido Schilling estimates from data analysis. According to Schilling’s calculations, there are currently 114 women on the board of directors of the 200 large listed companies that must comply with the new law by 2026. This third is an important psychological variable on the way to real parity. According to Martin Hilb, a retired professor of personnel management at St. Gallen, women have never had as much chance of becoming board members as in the next five years.
Berset and the president of SVP, Chiesa, in conversation
Following the violent accusations made by the SVP of Federal Councilor Alain Berset, SVP President Marco Chiesa and Berset sat at a table and discussed their differences. It was a very sincere conversation between a Federal Councilor and a party president who did not have the same opinion, Chiesa told the “Sunday view.” A few days earlier, the leader of the senior vice-president parliamentary group, Thomas Aeschi Berset, attacked head-on at the health commission. Aeschi accused Berset that the Federal Council was ignoring parliament. For the SVP, Berset has too much influence in the Federal Council, mostly bourgeois. The Federal Council of the SP often puts the requests of its department on the table very late.
Migros is short on salary increases
According to a report from “SonntagsZeitung”, Migros is stingy when it comes to pay increases. While Coop and Fenaco Landi Group with their Volg stores have increased the wage bill for 2021 by 1 percent each, at Migros it is only 0.2 to 0.5 percent, depending on the cooperative. In addition, Coop and Fenaco would offer a general salary increase of up to 4,700 gross Swiss francs. Coop pays 40 francs. At Fenaco it’s 50 francs. On the other hand, Migros increased wages exclusively on an individual basis. The last four pay deals at Migros were already worse than at Coop, quoted “SonntagsZeitung” Anne Rubin, head of retail at the Unia union.
