Coronavirus – Switzerland: Tightening measures for the unvaccinated

Her government Switzerland suggested a series of restrictions on them unvaccinated on Friday, following the example of other countries in Europe, which are fighting the multiplication of cases coronavirus.

As provided for in the operation of the Confederation, these measures are set at consultation until 14 December in the cantons and interested circles. APE BPE broadcasts that the Federal Council set two options:

1. The first provides, for the interior, for the adoption of the so-called “rule2G(In German “geimpft oder genesen”, or access only to the vaccinated or cured) with the obligation to wear a mask and consume while sitting.

Access to cultural venues, sports facilities and entertainment venues as well as events will be allowed only to vaccinated or recovered.

A negative test will also be necessary (rule of thumb) 2G+) when it is not possible for citizens to wear a mask or eat while sitting, such as in discos, bars and certain leisure activities.

2. The second alternative provides for closure of premises where it is not possible to use a mask.

In both cases, the basic measures are reinforced by the mandatory teleworking for certain sectors, the restriction of private meetings and the re-introduction of distance learning in universities.

Estimates of Omicron “sovereignty” in early 2022

It is pointed out that Switzerland and its small neighbor Liechtenstein have announced more than 1.1 million confirmed cases Covid-19 -over more than one tenth of the population- and more than 11,000 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic last year, according to telegrams from AFP and Reuters.

It is recalled that in the face of the new, strong wave of infections, the country has recently expanded its use mask, as well as its obligation sanitary pass.

It is worth mentioning, finally, that the authorities estimate that the cases of the new very contagious Omicron mutation will multiply in Switzerland in the coming weeks and that this strain of the virus could become dominant by mid or late January.

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