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The epidemiological situation in the canton of Solothurn remains threatening, according to a press release from the Solothurn State Chancellery. Solothurn’s hospitals and nursing homes and nursing homes are on the edge. The intensive care places are almost completely occupied. The reproduction number, which indicates how many people are infected on average by an infectious person, is still too high at 1.1. The number of infections has been increasing accordingly for weeks.
The measures tighten
Therefore, the governing council has decided to toughen the measures in two ways.
1. Shops and markets It will be closed as of December 27, 2020. On-site pickup is still permitted. There are exceptions for:
- Grocery stores
- other stores that sell groceries or other daily and short-term necessities
- Pharmacies, drug stores, and medical supply stores
- Points of sale of telecommunications providers
- Home improvement and repair stores
- Florists.
2. Home office: Beginning December 23, 2020, employers must ensure that employees are able to fulfill their job obligations as far from home as possible.
The measures will continue to apply until January 31, 2021 at the latest.
No permit for Solothurn ski areas
The Balmberg, Grenchenberg, Hohe Winde and Holderbank ski areas cannot start operations. Given the epidemiological situation, the cantonal doctor, representing the Ministry of the Interior, rejected all requests for permits for the ski areas in question on December 21, 2020, on the recommendation of the Specialist Dialogue of Events. Upon request, applications can be re-examined if the overall situation has significantly improved.
Start of vaccination on January 4, 2021
The Covid 19 vaccinations will begin in the canton of Solothurn on Monday, January 4, 2021. In the first phase, according to federal guidelines and in view of the limited vaccination doses available, only high-risk patients and patients are vaccinated. healthcare professionals. Other people still do not have access to the vaccine and will be treated at a later stage, the State Chancellery said.
Thanks to the active support of civil defense, the necessary infrastructures could be implemented in record time after the approval of the Covid-19 vaccine. A first central vaccination center will open on January 4, 2021 at Rythalle in Solothurn (details to follow). Vaccination centers are expected to remain in Breitenbach and Olten by February 2021.
Also as of January 4, 2021, a total of 8 mobile vaccination teams will be in service, which will vaccinate the most vulnerable people in homes for the elderly and the elderly throughout the canton. The inclusion of individual decentralized vaccination sites will be clarified in cooperation with core providers. (sks)
