Coronavirus in Switzerland
Jul 3rd, 2020, 11:57 PM
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Either they sort it out before they get here or they don't come. (Which might rather be the point...). Quarantine in a hotel - you would need room service because you cannot leave your room AND the hotel would have to agree to have someone stay who is in quarantine. I know a hotel right here in Martigny where a guest had the virus. It has cost the hotel 70'000CHF to disinfect. Hotels cannot take on those kinds of expenses. Plus Switzerland is not comparable to, say, the UK and US in terms of food delivery. VERY few restaurants deliver...especially outside the larger towns and cities. I only know of one here for example.
Basically, Switzerland doesn't want anyone going to or coming from the listed countries at the moment.
Jul 4th, 2020, 08:44 AM
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I heard the infections occurred at nightclubs. First someone who came from Serbia infected a lot of people at one club and then some of those people infected others at another club.
Why would they allow night clubs to open?
Now they're imposing masks requirement in public transport and indoors of certain establishments.
Why would they allow night clubs to open?
Now they're imposing masks requirement in public transport and indoors of certain establishments.
Jul 4th, 2020, 11:27 PM
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One chain of infections in Zürich involved a person (I think returned from Serbia) who went to a café, then to a bar, then to nightclubs and infected hundreds of people. Nice fellow!
The authorities really need to close the clubs and bars. When people get drunk they forget about social distance (if in fact they remembered it in the first place!). Also - in Martigny and Aigle at the end of September a world cycling event is planned. The organisers say it will bring up to 750'000 visitors from 80 countries. Even if this claim is exaggerated (and I think it is) it is ridiculous to allow something like this to happen.
Most people here made great sacrifices when we were confined. Why throw those away?
The authorities really need to close the clubs and bars. When people get drunk they forget about social distance (if in fact they remembered it in the first place!). Also - in Martigny and Aigle at the end of September a world cycling event is planned. The organisers say it will bring up to 750'000 visitors from 80 countries. Even if this claim is exaggerated (and I think it is) it is ridiculous to allow something like this to happen.
Most people here made great sacrifices when we were confined. Why throw those away?
Jul 5th, 2020, 12:41 AM
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People from Serbia brought Covid19 to Zurich, Chur and Vicenza (Veneto).
At Grenchen (Canton of Solothunr, close to Bern) such a positive tested person who was ordered to stay in self isolation by the authorities visited a event in the Stadttheater and infected other persons there. Now, hundreds of people must remain in quarantine, among them a couple who had to cancel their own wedding ceremony which should have taken place yesterday.
Most new infections occur in the Cantons of Zurich and Argovia. The Canton of Berne had 2-5 daily new infections during the last week. Idem for the Canton of Fribourg.
The Lake Geneva area has almost no new infections since July 1st.
Switzerland as a whole had some 100 daily new infections in the last days.
At Grenchen (Canton of Solothunr, close to Bern) such a positive tested person who was ordered to stay in self isolation by the authorities visited a event in the Stadttheater and infected other persons there. Now, hundreds of people must remain in quarantine, among them a couple who had to cancel their own wedding ceremony which should have taken place yesterday.
Most new infections occur in the Cantons of Zurich and Argovia. The Canton of Berne had 2-5 daily new infections during the last week. Idem for the Canton of Fribourg.
The Lake Geneva area has almost no new infections since July 1st.
Switzerland as a whole had some 100 daily new infections in the last days.
Jul 5th, 2020, 03:22 AM
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This kind of behaviour means I will probably be working from home for the rest of the year...at least.
Aug 15th, 2020, 05:41 AM
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Yesterday (Friday 14 August) the BAG (Federal Health Ministry) reported 237 new cases in Switzerland, led by Geneva which has by far the largest number. Geneva has, over the last 14 day period, reported 478 new cases. In GE there are on average 95 cases per every 100'000 of the population.
Masks are now (since July in fact) required on all public transport. Various cantons require them in any inside public space (GE, JU and VD). Gatherings of over 1000 nationwide are banned until at least September. (It had been hoped that this limit would be raised at the end of August but Alain Berset (Health Minister) announced that it is maintained for at least another month last Wednesday.
The *R factor* has though come down. Today's Tages Anzeiger reports it as 1.02
Masks are now (since July in fact) required on all public transport. Various cantons require them in any inside public space (GE, JU and VD). Gatherings of over 1000 nationwide are banned until at least September. (It had been hoped that this limit would be raised at the end of August but Alain Berset (Health Minister) announced that it is maintained for at least another month last Wednesday.
The *R factor* has though come down. Today's Tages Anzeiger reports it as 1.02
Aug 17th, 2020, 08:40 AM
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According to the British Embassy in Berne, everybody flying from or via Basel airport to any airport in the UK will be put into quarantine after arrrival.
Basel is among the cantons with the deeepest number of new Covid19 infections in Switzerland.
The Cantons of Basel Stadt, Basel Land, Jura and the neigbour areas belonging to the Cantons of Aargau and Solothurn had alltogether less than 10 per cent of all new infections during the last 2 weeks.
The Lake Geneva area got 35 per cent and the Zurich area 30 per cent.
People boarding their plane at Geneva or Zurich must not go into quarantine.
In the whole country, there were about 200 daily new infections during the last 2 weeks (25 per million inhabitants).
Basel is among the cantons with the deeepest number of new Covid19 infections in Switzerland.
The Cantons of Basel Stadt, Basel Land, Jura and the neigbour areas belonging to the Cantons of Aargau and Solothurn had alltogether less than 10 per cent of all new infections during the last 2 weeks.
The Lake Geneva area got 35 per cent and the Zurich area 30 per cent.
People boarding their plane at Geneva or Zurich must not go into quarantine.
In the whole country, there were about 200 daily new infections during the last 2 weeks (25 per million inhabitants).
Aug 17th, 2020, 11:53 PM
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It is just ridiculous. You travel to the BSL airport from Basel SBB in a Basel bus. Presumably via credit card charges etc people can prove their holiday was entirely in Switzerland. It is just silly to "assume" (which I a word I hate) that they have come from France. GVA airport is also partly on French soil. And given the rate of infection in Geneva it might (underline that!) be logical to quarantine those flying from GVA but no -- the British have tied themselves in knots over this virus with illogical policies and vacillations all the way through. This is a "sterling example" (pun intended!!) of that.
Dec 12th, 2020, 06:17 AM
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In most cantons, everything will now close as of 7pm, including grocery shops and restaurants. All shops will remain closed on Sunday although restaurants may stay open until 7 pm. We've just returned to the 1980s in Switzerland.
Dec 12th, 2020, 07:39 AM
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But the ski resorts are open, which caused some friction with neighboring France and Italy, which are closing their resorts.
I saw a broadcast of women's cross country event at Davos/Klosters today and a men's ski jump competition from Pianica, Slovenia.
I saw a broadcast of women's cross country event at Davos/Klosters today and a men's ski jump competition from Pianica, Slovenia.
Dec 12th, 2020, 11:18 PM
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Frankly it is time, high time, that the German speaking cantons got a grip on this and did what we did here in Romandie in November. Geneva went further and shut all shops. So please cooperate with the new rules and let's get this virus tamed.
Dec 13th, 2020, 12:10 AM
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When Suisse Romande was partially "closed", restaurants of Berne, Ins, La Neuveville, Biel/Bienne, St-Imier, Moutier, Tramelan, Laufen etc were full of people from the Cantons of Fribourg, Neuchâtel and Jura. It seems that actually, we have the same movement of gastro-idiots in the other direction, towards Fribourg, Flamatt, Murten, Kerzers, Sugiez, Le Landeron, Neuchâtel, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Le Noirmont, Delémont....
Dec 13th, 2020, 12:19 AM
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Swiss Government signed contracts for millions of doses of 3 different vaccins, not only that from Moderna which is produced in Portsmouth/USA and Visp/Switzerland. Vaccination will begin after homologation of the vaccins by Swissmedic.
Dec 13th, 2020, 11:07 PM
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Swissmedic is like the FDA in the US. They have to approve any medication before it can be sold here. They are working on approval for the vaccine and from what I have read vaccinations will start in early January, They will be prioritized - like in other countries - health care workers, essential service workers, elderly (over 80), those with other diseases etc. Then people I suppose between 70 and 80 and so on. The cantons are responsible for the vaccination plans and implementation. But first Swissmedic has to give its OK.
Dec 14th, 2020, 11:57 PM
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For those who don't know, Mme Virginie Masserey is an Infectious diseases doctor who runs the section of our Federal Health Ministry dealing with Infectious Disease... she should therefore know precisely when vaccinations will start.
I just hope that when they do start things will go quickly. This has been a long time coming... Stay well NeckerVD
I just hope that when they do start things will go quickly. This has been a long time coming... Stay well NeckerVD
Dec 26th, 2020, 10:16 AM
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Health Minister admits Swiss strategy on pandemic failed:
https://in.news.yahoo.com/virus-not-...162800822.html
Well I missed my trip there this summer. But Switzerland instead admitted people from the Balkans where the countries there lied about their case numbers, as well as Europeans who were careless about avoiding infection.
American numbers were much worse at the time but looks like neither Americans nor Europeans have covered themselves in glory when it comes to heeding public health recommendations.
Personal responsibility is asking a lot. It looks like only the Australians were zealous about imposing and enforcing fines for non-compliance.
Switzerland's health minister admitted Saturday that the government blundered in easing Covid-19 restrictions too far, resulting in some of Europe's fiercest infection rates during the pandemic's second wave.
Alain Berset said the Swiss approach put the emphasis on personal responsibility -- but accepted that it had not worked.
The virus will not vanish any time soon, he added, despite the roll-out of vaccinations.
Alain Berset said the Swiss approach put the emphasis on personal responsibility -- but accepted that it had not worked.
The virus will not vanish any time soon, he added, despite the roll-out of vaccinations.
Well I missed my trip there this summer. But Switzerland instead admitted people from the Balkans where the countries there lied about their case numbers, as well as Europeans who were careless about avoiding infection.
American numbers were much worse at the time but looks like neither Americans nor Europeans have covered themselves in glory when it comes to heeding public health recommendations.
Personal responsibility is asking a lot. It looks like only the Australians were zealous about imposing and enforcing fines for non-compliance.
