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Press conference with experts at 2 pm
Follow the press conference on the coronavirus with federal experts here on the broadcast and the ticker starting at 2 pm Today the following professionals participate:
- Anne Lévy, Director of the FOPH
- Yvon Langel, Major General in Command of the Swiss Army
- Martin Walker, Deputy Director of Financial Management
- Stefan Kuster, Head of Communicable Diseases FOPH
- Oliver Schärli, Director of Labor Market / Unemployment Insurance, SECO
- Thomas Steffen, representative of the canton doctors
- Martin Ackermann, Chairman of the Covid19 working group
Tougher measures against quarantine objectors
According to media reports, Baden-Württemberg Interior Minister Thomas Strobl wants those who refuse quarantine forcibly admitted to a closed hospital. This should be possible if those affected did not comply with the home isolation requirements due to or suspected corona infection, report “Stuttgarter Zeitung”
and “Stuttgarter Nachrichten”. You quote a letter from Strobl to Health Minister Manfred Lucha and Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann. Strobl wanted to handle such a mandatory assignment “in orderly court proceeding,” that is, by order of the judge.
Thomas Strobl (left) is fighting in Baden-Württemberg (D) for tough measures in case of quarantine violations.
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Denmark euthanizes minks
In Denmark, at least 214 people have been infected with a variant of the coronavirus that originally appeared in minks since June. Therefore, the government had ordered all minks in the country to be killed.
The so-called group 5 virus can be transmitted from animals to humans. It is probably not more dangerous, but there is a risk that the vaccines currently being developed will perform worse against this variant.
Corona’s graphical preview now also shows hospitalizations and intensive care bed utilization
The graphic teaser for Corona on the SRF News main page has been changed. It now also shows the number of hospitalized patients and indicates the relative occupancy of intensive care beds, with reference to the comparison value from the previous week.
Information on how recently reported cases are distributed over the past few days can no longer be viewed in the preview graph, but can still be experienced in the linked article.
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BAG reports fewer than 10,000 cases
- The Federal Office of Public Health has 9,409 new cases who tested positive for the coronavirus in recent days.
- So that lies 7-Day Avg at 7783. These are 6 percent more than in the previous week. Therefore, the trend increases slightly to a very high level.
- The positive rate on a 7-day average is currently at 27.1 percent. This means that out of 100 tests, an average of 27 tests were positive. Test volume is included in an average of 7 days 31,015 tests per day and it’s over compared to the week before 7 percent uploaded.
- The BAG reports 70 new deceased. The cantons are currently reporting 3405 peoplewho are being treated in a hospital for Covid-19. These are 36 percent more than in the previous week.
No reduction of elective surgery
The care of patients with Covid-19 in the canton of Zurich is guaranteed according to the Zurich hospitals. Currently, it is not necessary to postpone all medical interventions that are not urgent.
There are currently 190 beds in intensive care units available in the canton of Zurich, as announced on Friday by the Zurich Hospital Association (VZK). 52 of them are busy with Covid-19 patients, 99 with other patients. 39 beds are free.
According to the VZK, bed planning in the canton of Zurich is based on needs and in cooperation with the health department. When necessary, planned interventions are already being postponed. If a hospital is busy, patients would be transferred and Zurich hospitals would also accept patients from other cantons.
Zurich hospitals fend off criticism due to looming obstacles.
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Solothurn governing council meetings are no longer public
When the Solothurn governing council consults, the meetings are actually public. This is regulated by article 63 of the cantonal constitution. Due to the current corona pandemic, the public is now being excluded from these meetings, reports the State Chancellery. The new regulation will initially apply until the end of January 2021. The objective is to prevent contagion so that the governing council remains “functional”.
Bern’s governing council calls for an emergency law
The federal government should re-proclaim the extraordinary situation. This is what Christoph Ammann, economic director of the Canton of Bern, demands. Only the Federal Council could act with the necessary speed and effect, Ammann said in an interview published Friday with the “Berner Zeitung.” With cantonal solutions, there was a threat of distortion of competition in various areas. Ultimately, this endangers the cohesion of the country.
The government council of the SP has harshly criticized the regulation of difficulties that the Federal Council sent for consultation this week. The 200 million Swiss francs planned was far from enough. In the canton of Bern, this solution could only pay the affected companies in the tourism, events and travel industries for fixed costs for just under a month.
Bern’s economic director criticizes the federal government and calls for an emergency law.
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The travel industry demands compensation
In an open letter to the Federal President and the State and National Council Audit Commission, travel industry associations demand compensation from the federal government. This is what the portal “Travel Inside” reports.
The travel restrictions included in the list of risks listed by the BAG would have seriously damaged the fallow lands. The travel industry calls for a review of the situation around the list of BAG risk countries. Furthermore, the management of this list must be rethought in the future and the damages incurred must be paid for in a timely manner.
The entire travel industry now demands compensation from the federal government.
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Setback for Novartis
The active ingredient canakinumab does not show the desired success in a study, as announced by the Basel pharmaceutical company. The efficacy and safety of the drug would be tested in hospitalized patients suffering from COVID-19-related pneumonia and who have shown adverse drug reactions.
An initial analysis of the data showed that canakinumab treatment plus standard therapy (SoC) did not show a significantly greater chance of survival for these patients after about four weeks compared to placebo treatment plus standard therapy. The goal of reducing the COVID-19 death rate during the four-week period after treatment was also not met.
The drug Novartis does not work in tests in patients with Covid.
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Curfew and partial closure in Italy
In Italy there is now a night curfew for the 60 million citizens. With this, the government wants to control the growing crown number. A partial lockdown with all-day exit restrictions will also go into effect in various regions.
The nightly closure throughout the country is in effect from 10:00 pm to 5:00 am, the government announced. Exceptions are allowed for commuting to work or for medical reasons. Museums across the country should be closed starting Friday. Colleges and universities must move to online teaching.
The canton of Ticino is also affected by the partial closure. From today until further notice, the people of Ticino can no longer go shopping in Italy, which is close to the border. Visiting relatives on the other side of the border is also prohibited. That’s painful, but important, says District President Normann Gobbi (Lega).
Growing number of infections worldwide
In Germany, the Robert Koch Institute reports 21,506 new infections, a total of 619,089. The number of deaths increased from 166 to 11,096. The day before, a record with 19,990 infections had already been set.
In India, the Ministry of Health reports 47,638 new infections in one day. A total of 8.41 million cases of infection are known. The death toll increases from 670 to 124,985. India has the highest number of infections in the world after the United States.
More than 48.63 million cases of infection and more than 1.23 million deaths worldwide.
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The Swiss worry about death
In the Corona crisis, according to a survey, people increasingly think about death and the finiteness of life. The number of written wills has also increased slightly.
On behalf of the Alliance for the Common Good, the Demoscope survey institute surveyed 1,050 people over the age of 45, as stated in a press release on Friday. 36 percent of those surveyed said that Corona had made them think more about death and the finiteness of life. Up to 42 percent thought more about an advance directive.
The number of people who made a will also increased slightly, from 27 percent to 29 percent.
Thanks to Corona, more people are making wills.
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The most important of the night
- the The US recorded 109,658 new infections a record for the second day in a row. This is the result of a Reuters poll based on official data.
- the British police arrested 104 people in London for violating the new lockdown requirements.. A crowd gathered in the center of the British capital and dangerously ignored the new contact restrictions. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has again ordered a lockdown for England in the fight against the second wave of coronavirus, which took effect on Thursday.
the Live ticker on the crown crisis of recent days you will find here.
