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Crown numbers in the Basel area remain high: 132 new infections and six deaths were reported on Monday. In a comparison at the Swiss level, the canton of Basel-Landschaft is in a bad position: nowhere have the figures risen as strongly in recent weeks as in the middle canton. In two weeks, the numbers increased 12.4 percent. In its Tuesday edition, “Blick” describes the Basel area as “the biggest failure of the Swiss crown.”
Criticism of the government is growing stronger: while the canton of Basel-Stadt announced a series of new measures to combat the pandemic on 23 November, the authorities in the Basel area did not react: restaurants and gyms remain open. Meanwhile, the government released a video reminding canton residents of the crown rules.
The criticism is strong
The SP has now criticized the government in an open letter. As a “crown problem child,” the canton must adopt stricter measures, according to the lawsuit. The closure of the Neuallschwil school building on Sunday evening also caused a stir: due to a corona outbreak, distance education must be re-learned here. Due to the lack of measures, schools are now becoming critical hotspots for the crown, SP district administrator Jan Kirchmayr tells the “bz”.
But because more children are infected in the family circle than in school, both Basles stick to face-to-face lessons and vacations are no longer planned, as in Germany.
Hospitals on the border
A look at the hospitals shows: The authorities must act: 59 people are meanwhile in the Basel area with a corona infection in the hospital. Six of them are in the intensive care unit, four are ventilated. “We can hardly handle the situation, also thanks to the regional coordination of the IPS capacities with the Basel University Hospital and the Claraspital”, as the spokesperson of the Basel Cantonal Hospital (KSBL), Anita Kuoni, quoted by the “BaZ” . Many employees would have been privately infected and are now unable to work. Since Monday, a ban on visits has been in force at the Basel Cantonal Hospital, which is only lifted in exceptional cases.
Today, Tuesday, the government of Basel will hold a meeting. Is the canton of Basel-Landschaft now following the Basel model and adopting stricter crown measures? Therefore, a partial closure may also occur in the Basel area. The new measures of the canton will be announced on Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.
