COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland

Number of people who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 (as of August 13, 2020):

> 0001–99 people

> 0100–499 people

> 0500–999 people

> 01000–2499 people

> 2500 people

Notice poster for the “This is how we protect ourselves” campaign (March 5, 2020)

Poster «Stay at home now. Save lives. " (March 20, 2020)

The COVID-19 pandemic has occurred in Switzerland since the beginning of February 2020.

The number of people tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 - starting in the canton of Ticino - initially increased rapidly. Despite initial measures, the spread of the disease to the north could not be prevented. On February 28, 2020, the Swiss Federal Council classified the situation in Switzerland as a “special situation” according to the Epidemics Act and passed the Ordinance on Measures to Combat the Coronavirus (COVID-19) , which, among other things, banned major events with more than 1,000 people. The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) started the “This is how we protect ourselves” campaign on March 1, 2020 with hygiene recommendations to protect against the new coronavirus.

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the event as a global pandemic . Due to the continuing increase in the number of infections, the Federal Council declared the "extraordinary situation" (highest risk level) in accordance with the Epidemics Act from midnight until April 19, 2020 on March 16, 2020. With the new ordinance, he severely restricted public life, as all non-essential businesses and services had to close immediately.

On April 8, 2020, the Federal Council extended the “extraordinary situation” until April 26, 2020, but at the same time promised an initial plan to exit the so-called “ lockdown ”. Most of the emergency measures were lifted on May 11, 2020. The Federal Council did not want to allow events with more than 1,000 people before the end of August.

It is the first time since the Second World War that the Federal Council has governed with emergency law for a long time . The powers under Article 185 of the Federal Constitution allow the state government to decide directly what it deems necessary to "counter serious disruptions to public order or internal or external security". The Federal Council can thus act without involving Parliament , the cantons and the people. On the same day, Switzerland introduced border controls and entry restrictions to its neighboring countries, apart from the Principality of Liechtenstein, and mobilized up to 8,000 members of the Swiss army to provide assistance . Until June 15, all borders were closed to entry for non-strictly necessary purposes. Because the neighboring countries also kept their borders closed, it was generally not possible to leave Switzerland. However, all borders remained open to cross-border commuters at all times.

The closure of all shops (except groceries), markets, restaurants, bars, entertainment and leisure facilities, schools, universities and places of worship ordered by the federal government, as well as the recommended protective measure to “stay at home” if possible, was described as a “lockdown” in the media , although the federal government has never issued exit restrictions in Switzerland.

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The number of people who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Switzerland is recorded by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH).

February 2020

On February 25, a 70-year-old man living in the canton of Ticino tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. On February 27, seven other people who tested positive were reported in the cantons of Aargau , Basel-Stadt , Geneva , Graubünden , Ticino , Vaud and Zurich . All of the people had recently been to Italy . On February 29, a 21-year-old woman from Biel who tested positive was reported; she had returned from Milan a week earlier.

On February 29, a total of 45 people were counted who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.

March 2020

On March 1, new people who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 were recorded in Geneva and Valais. In Spreitenbach , 44 kindergarten children, eight teachers and a number of contact persons were quarantined because of a 31-year-old educator with a positive test result. On March 5th, the first death related to COVID-19 was reported in Switzerland; a 74-year-old with a previous chronic illness from the canton of Vaud . As of March 7th, patients with mild symptoms were temporarily no longer tested. On March 8, the second death in connection with COVID-19 was reported in Switzerland; it was a 76-year-old man from the canton of Basel-Landschaft . On March 11, the Bruderholzspital reported another death in connection with COVID-19: the 54-year-old patient suffered from various chronic pre-existing conditions. Uri was the last canton to be affected by the virus. The canton of Ticino reported two more deaths related to COVID-19 on March 12; two people over 80 years old with previous illnesses. On the same evening, a 76-year-old woman who suffered from serious previous illnesses died in Basel University Hospital . The canton of Ticino reported two more deaths related to COVID-19 on March 14; they were two elderly people with previous illnesses. In the canton of Zurich passed a 88-year-old man on March 15, also with pre-existing conditions. The canton of Basel-Stadt reported three new deaths related to COVID-19 on March 16; all over 70 years of age and with known previous illnesses. The canton of Bern also reported the first death related to COVID-19.

On March 31, a total of 18,979 people were counted who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. However, several positive results in the same person - as well as false positive results - are possible.

April 2020

As of April 1, 2020, the number of tests carried out so far for SARS-CoV-2 totaled around 139,000; the result was positive in 15% of the tests. The age range of people who tested positive in Switzerland and Liechtenstein was 0 to 102 years, with a median of 53 years; that means 50% of the patients were younger, 50% older than 53 years; 48% were men, 52% women. There were significantly more adults with positive results than children. The number of COVID-19-related deaths recorded was 276 men and 156 women. The age range was 32 to 101 years and the median age was 82.5 years.

On April 30, a total of 29,703 people were counted who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. However, several positive results in the same person - as well as false positive results - are possible.

July 2020

According to the FOPH's situation report on the epidemic situation in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein, the number of tests carried out for SARS-CoV-2 to date amounted to around 584,000 as of July 1, 2020; of these, the result was positive in 6.5% of the tests. In weeks 25 and 26 alone, more than 105,000 tests were carried out - around 18% of all tests since February - which gave a negative result for around 99.5% of the test subjects (multiple test results for the same person are possible here). Nevertheless, the high absolute number of 525 positive test results - due to the unprecedented number of tests - was wrongly interpreted by the general public as a possible start of a second wave. 13 patients were hospitalized at week 25 and ten at week 26. The number of COVID-19-related deaths recorded amounted to three people in those two weeks.

As of July 31, there were a total of 35,250 people who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. However, several positive results in the same person - as well as false positive results - are possible. In addition, the positivity rate was striking at 0.7% (week 26), 1.1% (week 27), 1.6% (week 28), 2.0% (week 29) and 2.6% (week 30) small.

August 2020

As of August 31, there were a total of 41,829 people who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2; with almost 1 million PCR tests. However, several positive results in the same person - as well as false positive results - are possible. In addition, the positivity rate was 2.6% (week 30), 3.5% (week 31), 3.3% (week 32), 4.2% (week 33) and 3.7% (week 34) higher than in July, but still manageable compared to March and April (around 15%).

statistics

See also : COVID-19 pandemic / statistics (worldwide)

Definitions

Confirmed case

• Person with positive test for SARS-CoV-2; regardless of the symptoms.

Death

• Person who at some point was considered a confirmed case and subsequently died; regardless of whether SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 was the cause of death or not.

Positive test results

As of August 26, 2020, the number of tests for SARS-CoV-2 carried out in Switzerland and Liechtenstein totaled around 963,000 - over 100,000 of which were carried out in the last two weeks alone (weeks 33 and 34) were; hence the "high number of cases" reported by certain media. Viewed across all tests, the result was positive at 5.0% (in weeks 33 and 34 it was around 3.9%); however, multiple positive or negative tests are possible on the same person. In addition, one must not ignore the false-positive results of a PCR test . The age range of those who tested positive was 0 to 108 years; of these, 47% were men (median 49 years old), 53% women (median 47 years old). Adults were affected significantly more often than children. The incidence over the age of 80 is by far the highest.

Positive test results (cumulative) in Switzerland (excluding Liechtenstein)
according to data from the BAG

Positive test results (daily) in Switzerland (excluding Liechtenstein)
according to data from the BAG

Positive test results in relation to the number of tests in Switzerland

Hospitalization

As of August 26, 2020, a total of 4,514 patients who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 were hospitalized; this corresponds to 52.6 people per 100,000 people. In the last two weeks only 0.5 (week 33) and 0.4 people (week 34) for every 100,000 people were hospitalized. The age range was 0 to 102 years, of which 60% were men (median 69 years old) and 40% women (median 73 years old). Complete data are available for 4,028 hospitalized people: 85% suffered from at least one relevant previous illness. The three most common pre-existing conditions were high blood pressure (52%), cardiovascular disease (33%) and diabetes (23%). The three most common symptoms reported were fever (65%), cough (63%) and difficulty breathing (41%); In addition, pneumonia was present in 45% .

Deaths

As of August 26, 2020, the number of COVID-19 - d. H. Patients who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, but for whom it was not clarified what caused the death - recorded deaths in Switzerland and Liechtenstein for a total of 1,723 people; 58% men (median 82 years old) and 42% women (median 86 years old). The age range was 0 to 108 years. Complete data are available for 1,625 deceased persons: 97% suffered from one or more previous illnesses. The three most frequently mentioned previous illnesses were high blood pressure (63%), cardiovascular diseases (57%) and diabetes (26%).

Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Switzerland
according to data from the BAG

Confirmed deaths (daily) in Switzerland
according to data from the BAG

Deaths in Switzerland by age group
(deceased patients who tested positive for SARV-CoV-2)

Age	confirmed cases	Deaths	mortality rate
0–9 years	325	1	0.31%
10–19 years	1,579	0	0%
20-29 years	5,983	0	0%
30–39 years	5,607	5	0.09%
40-49 years	5,846	5	0.09%
50–59 years	7,247	42	0.58%
60–69 years	4,294	131	3.05%
70–79 years	3'115	350	11.24%
≥ 80 years	4,208	1,182	28.09%

As of August 17, 2020

Excess mortality

According to data from the Federal Statistical Office, there were at Week 33/2020 both in the group of 0- to 64-year-olds, as well as in the group of over-65s cumulatively no excess mortality .

Group of 0 to 64 year olds:

• Lower statistical limit: 4,284
• Expected deaths: 5,375
• Upper statistical limit: 6,458
• Effective deaths: 5,475

Group of over 65s:

• Lower statistical limit: 34,555
• Expected deaths: 37,412
• Upper statistical limit: 40,272
• Effective deaths: 37,425

Excess mortality in the age group 65 years and older (orange, above) or up to 64-year-olds (below) in comparison with the respective upper and lower
limit of the statistically expected value (blue)

Chronology of the reactions and measures

Federation

January

BAG's recommendations for behavior displayed in the Federal Palace

Blocked off department in a Migros branch

• On January 29, 2020, the Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA) defined the qualified suspicion of illness as well as positive and negative evidence of the "Novel [n] Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)" as notifiable . To this end, the FDHA amended the FDHA Ordinance on the reporting of observations of communicable diseases in humans with effect from February 1, 2020.

February

• On February 28, 2020, the Federal Council classified the situation in Switzerland as a "special situation" in accordance with the Epidemics Act and passed the Ordinance on Measures to Combat the Coronavirus (COVID-19) based on Art. 6 Para. 2 Letter b of the Federal Act on the fight against communicable diseases in humans (Epidemics Act) of September 28, 2012. Among other things, it imposed restrictions on gatherings, for example large events with more than 1,000 people were prohibited. The Basel Carnival , sporting events and concerts were directly affected . The cantonal authorities decided on events with fewer than 1,000 people. On the same day, the responsible federal authority ordered the temporary approval of further disinfectants.

• On February 28, 2020, the Federal Council declared a “special situation”. This was done by ordinance through the Ordinance on Measures to Combat Coronavirus (COVID-19) , based on Article 6, Paragraph 2, Letter b of the Epidemics Act ( Federal Act on Combating Communicable Diseases in Humans ). This gave the federal government authority to issue instructions to the cantons, individuals and the population. The federal government also assumed responsibility for managing the crisis, which in a “normal situation” lies with the cantons. As part of this tightening, the government banned public and private events nationwide with more than 1,000 participants in the period from February 28 to March 15, 2020, and at events with fewer than 1,000 people, together with the responsible cantonal authority to weigh up the risks. This also affects the ice hockey and football championships, which have been temporarily suspended. The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) started the “This is how we protect ourselves” campaign on March 1, 2020 with hygiene recommendations for protection against the new coronavirus.

March

• The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) started the “This is how we protect ourselves” campaign on March 1, 2020 with posters, leaflets, the Infoline Coronavirus telephone hotline and the Coronavirus website - This is how we protect ourselves. On March 2, 2020, it replaced the previously yellow posters with red posters, which instead of the previous three now contained six behavioral instructions. On March 5, 2020, it published a third version of the poster, which also called for keeping your distance.

• On March 11, 2020, the border guard in the canton of Ticino closed nine border points with Italy. On March 13, the Federal Council banned events with more than 100 people until the end of April and a maximum of 50 people were allowed to stay in restaurants, bars and discos. He also banned classroom teaching in schools until April 4th. As a result, all ski areas had to cease operations.

• On March 12, it was decided to immediately cancel the ice hockey championship of all leagues and levels.

• On March 14, the Swiss Army announced that it would no longer be recruiting for the time being. The conscripts called for draft do not have to obey their marching orders . In the course of the same day, the last ski areas had ceased operations.

• On March 15, the offices of the National Council and the Council of States decided, at the request of the Federal Assembly's administrative delegation , not to continue the current spring session .

• On March 16, 2020, the Federal Council declared the “extraordinary situation” according to the Epidemics Act from midnight to April 19, 2020. All shops (except groceries), markets, restaurants, bars and entertainment and leisure facilities had to remain closed and a ban was in effect for private and public events. Hairdressing salons and cosmetic studios also had to remain closed. As a result, the food aid organization Tischlein deck dich also closed all delivery points. Switzerland introduced border controls and entry restrictions to its neighboring states, apart from the Principality of Liechtenstein. Foreigners who were not resident in Switzerland were no longer allowed to enter Switzerland without good reason. Cross-border commuters who live in neighboring countries and work in Switzerland were still allowed to enter. The transit and the movement of goods were not restricted. The Federal Council also recommended Swiss travelers abroad to return to their place of residence, and organized a repatriation campaign during which 3,000 Swiss people could fly to Switzerland by means of special flights with Swiss and Edelweiss aircraft by Easter , 600 from Peru alone. By the time the repatriation was completed, around 7,000 people had flown to Switzerland on at least 35 special flights, around 4,000 of whom were Swiss.

• On March 18, 2020, the Federal Council canceled the referendum planned for May 17, 2020 , as freedom of opinion is only possible to a limited extent. The only rejection of a federal referendum so far happened in 1951 because of foot and mouth disease .

• According to the decision of the Federal Council, up to 8,000 members of the Swiss Army can be called into the assistance service to support the civil authorities. This is the largest mobilization of Swiss Army troops since the Second World War .

• On March 20, 2020, the Federal Council announced that the economy was largely in normal operation. When asked what the Federal Council said about demands for direct cash gifts to citizens or for a temporary basic income, Ueli Maurer replied :

"From our point of view, this is not necessary because 70–80% of the economy runs in normal operation [...]"

- March 20, 2020 - Ueli Maurer «BR Parmelin, Berset and Maurer on: Coronavirus (COVID-19): Current status and decisions»

• On the same day, gatherings of more than five people were banned.

SBB departure board with the note: "All traffic will be gradually reduced to a basic offer."

• On March 20, 2020, the Federal Council decided on a comprehensive package of measures worth CHF 32 billion to cushion the economic consequences of the spread of the coronavirus. Together with the measures already decided on March 13, 42 billion francs are currently available. Everyone affected by the crisis should benefit from the financial aid: companies, self-employed people, cultural workers, permanent and temporary employees. Finance Minister Ueli Maurer left no doubt that the federal government wants to support the economy at all costs: "If more money is needed, we will make these amounts available." The measures are the largest economic aid package in Swiss history. With CHF 20 billion of the package of measures, the federal government and 300 banks want to save Swiss SMEs from collapse. The loans with a federal guarantee of up to CHF 500,000 can be applied for online via EasyGov.swiss and are paid out to companies by their house bank at 0% interest. The corresponding ordinance came into force on March 26, 2020. The day before, the two big banks UBS and Credit Suisse announced that they did not want to earn anything from the COVID19 bridging loans and that they would donate any profits. On April 3, the Federal Council decided to increase the guarantee program for COVID bridging loans. Due to the great demand, he increased the existing commitment credits by CHF 20 billion to a total of CHF 40 billion.

April

• On April 5, the 350-meter-long border fence between Kreuzlingen and Konstanz, built by the German Federal Police in mid-March, was supplemented with a second fence, two meters apart.

• On April 6, the offices of the National Council and Council of States decided that all commissions that so wish could hold meetings again with immediate effect. An extraordinary session will also take place at the beginning of May. The councils only deal with urgent business related to the corona crisis.

• On April 8, the Federal Council extended the measures by a week (until April 26) and decided to relax them in stages, which should begin in April. On the same day, the Federal Council announced that it would support Swiss aviation. The federal government is offering the airlines Swiss , Edelweiss and EasyJet Switzerland the prospect of bridging funding. A concept should be drawn up by the end of April. The guarantees will be tied to tough conditions. Meanwhile, the Swiss Transport Club is demanding clear climate protection targets as a condition.

• On April 9, the Federal Council decided that the practical final apprenticeship exams (LAP) should be carried out; On the other hand, the final school examinations are not taken. The final apprenticeship grade results from the existing experience grades of the entire apprenticeship period.

• On April 16, four weeks after the start of the lockdown, the Federal Council announced the timetable for easing the corona measures. The reopening of the economy and social life should take place in three stages: From April 27, hairdressers, cosmetic studios, hardware stores, flower shops and gardeners will be allowed to reopen. The hospitals are allowed to perform all interventions again from this date. From May 11, compulsory schools and shops should be able to reopen. From June 8, secondary schools, vocational schools and universities as well as museums, zoos and libraries should be allowed to reopen. The condition is always that the situation allows it. The Federal Council has not yet announced a date for the reopening of the restaurants and bars.

• On April 29, the Federal Council announced that most of the emergency measures would be eased for May 11. The exit from the lockdown is faster than the Federal Council decided on April 16: Shops, restaurants, markets, museums and libraries are allowed to reopen. Classes in primary and secondary schools can again take place on site. Since the cantons are responsible for this, there were differences in the design after this announcement, this also applied to the secondary schools, which only opened in June: At the elementary school, for example, half-classes were arranged to start in St. Gallen and Zurich, while in Thurgau a start with the normal timetable was announced. In the grammar schools, the canton of Zurich does not take the Matura examination, while the canton of St. Gallen only examines in writing; the canton of Thurgau orally and in writing. During the course of the lockdown, the more severely affected cantons of Western Switzerland and Ticino were more reluctant to relax; In most of these cantons there will be no Matura exams.
  Training is possible again in popular and top-class sport, including in fitness studios. Sports competitions are expected to take place again from June 8th, but for the time being in camera. The regular timetable applies again in public transport. The entry requirements at the borders will be relaxed for EU and EFTA citizens and family reunification should be possible again. However, the Federal Council advises against taking summer holidays abroad. Large events with more than 1,000 people are expected to remain banned until the end of August. The airlines Swiss and Edelweiss , but not EasyJet Switzerland , as well as flight-related operations at the national airports are to receive guarantees totaling 1.9 billion francs to bridge liquidity bottlenecks.
  On September 27, 2020, five federal bills are due to be voted on, including the SVP's limitation initiative, the purchase of new fighter jets and paternity leave.

• On April 30, the Federal Council announced that Switzerland would use CHF 400 million to alleviate the pandemic in developing countries. The international Red Cross is to receive an interest-free loan of 200 million francs for 7 years and the disaster fund of the International Monetary Fund IMF a loan of 25 million francs. In addition, various internationally active organizations are to receive a maximum of CHF 175 million.

May

The extraordinary session and the summer session took place in the BernExpo exhibition center.

The provisional National Council chamber in the BernExpo

• Between May 4 and 6, 2020, the federal councils met for an extraordinary session in Bern. The main topic was the subsequent approval of the roughly CHF 57 billion Corona loan package from the Federal Council .

Restaurants were allowed to reopen from May 11th with protective measures.

Barrier in a bus to protect the driver

Parked aircraft at the Dübendorf airfield

• On May 13, Federal Councilor Karin Keller-Sutter announced that the Swiss border with Austria, Germany and France should be open again from June 15. The prerequisite for opening up is that the pandemic development remains positive. In the meantime it is intended for some groups of people, e.g. B. Couples in love, giving relief. Shopping abroad will only be possible from June 15th. The Federal Council wants to make the final decision on May 27th. There is still no timetable for the opening of the border with Italy. Federal Councilor Viola Amherd also informed that Swiss sport, which was hit hard by the corona crisis, should be supported with loans totaling 500 million francs. The professional leagues in football and ice hockey are to receive loans totaling 175 million francs for the loss of earnings over the next six months. The Federal Council supports popular and competitive sport with 150 million francs. A further 175 million francs are planned in the 2021 budget, in the event that gaming operations are also only possible to a limited extent for the whole of next year.

• Since May 16, it has been easier to travel to Germany and Austria again: unmarried and binational couples, family members, owners of allotment gardens and second homes, owners of agricultural, hunting or forest areas and people who have to look after animals are allowed to cross the borders.

• On May 20, the Federal Council announced that religious celebrations - privately or in the religious community - may be celebrated again from May 28 , provided that appropriate protection concepts are observed.

• On May 27, the Federal Council decided a further opening step:
  • As of May 30th, the ban on gatherings was relaxed (maximum 30 people).
  • As of June 6, private and public events with up to 300 people were again permitted (e.g. family events, trade fairs, concerts, theater performances or film screenings); political rallies were also possible again. Events with more than 1,000 people are prohibited until the end of August.
  • On June 6, leisure and tourism businesses (e.g. mountain railways - with hygiene and distance rules for public transport -, camping sites, toboggan runs, rope parks, casinos, amusement parks, zoos, botanical gardens, swimming pools, wellness facilities, erotic businesses) were allowed to reopen.
  • As of June 6th, catering companies were also allowed to receive groups of more than four people; billiards and live music were also possible again. For groups of more than four people, the establishments were obliged to include the contact details of one guest per table. The curfew was at midnight for all businesses. Nightclubs and discos were also required to draw up attendance lists. They were also allowed a maximum of 300 admissions per evening.
  • On June 6th, secondary schools such as middle schools, vocational schools and universities were allowed to resume teaching. The cantons decided on implementation.
  • As of June 8th, applications from employees from the EU / EFTA area were processed again. Swiss companies were able to employ workers from third countries again.
  • As of July 6th, the free movement of people and travel should be possible again in the entire Schengen area . The Federal Council decided earlier to lift the border controls with Germany, Austria and France on June 15, 2020. Although Italy unilaterally announced the lifting of the border controls on June 3, Switzerland intended to hold on to the controls with Italy until further notice.
  • On June 19, the Federal Council withdrew from the emergency law and returned from the “extraordinary situation” to the “special situation” in accordance with the Epidemic Act. In the “special situation”, the cantons have the right to be heard. However, the Federal Council is still authorized to order certain measures itself.

• On May 29, the finance commissions of the National Council and the Council of States approved the Federal Council's proposal for an additional CHF 14.9 billion for unemployment insurance (ALV). If the councils also approve the application in the summer session, the federal government has a total of around 72 billion francs available to deal with the corona crisis. Of this, more than half is only guaranteed for the SME bridging loans. Only part of it should be due. With the new loan, the actual expenditure should amount to around 32 billion francs.

June

• On June 15, the borders to all states within the EU / EFTA area opened completely. The shopping tourism to Germany or Austria, which is important in the border regions , was also allowed again. Some of the EU countries do not yet allow people with Swiss domicile to enter the country without restrictions and medical border controls can be ordered on their return.

• According to information from the Federal Council on June 19, most of the measures to combat the coronavirus were lifted from June 22. The following applied:
  • Events with up to 1,000 people were possible again. If the situation allows, events with more than 1,000 people should be possible from September.
  • On June 20, the ban on demonstrations was lifted - however, a mask was required.
  • The midnight curfew for restaurants, discos and nightclubs has been lifted. Seats were no longer compulsory in restaurants.
  • The minimum distance between two people has been reduced from two to 1.5 meters.
  • The home office recommendation has been repealed. The decision about this lies with the employers.

July

Mask requirement in public transport: Display on SBB screen on July 5, 2020

• On July 1, the Federal Council decided on the following measures:
  • As of July 6, a kind of “mask requirement” applies to people aged twelve and over in public transport, which is not anchored in the Covid-19 regulation 3 and therefore has no legal basis.
  • The FOPH will publish a monthly list of states that pose a high risk of infection. People who enter Switzerland from these countries have to go into quarantine for ten days. From July this will apply to the following 29 countries: Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Iraq, Israel, Cape Verde, Qatar, Colombia, Kosovo, Kuwait, Moldova, North Macedonia, Oman , Panama, Peru, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Serbia, South Africa, Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States of America.
  • On July 20, entry from several non-Schengen countries was allowed again.
  • Self-employed persons who are directly or indirectly affected by the corona crisis can receive loss of earnings compensation for longer than originally planned. The Federal Council extended the aid until mid-September.
• As of July 23, the list of states with an increased risk of infection was updated.

August

• As of August 8, the list of states with an increased risk of infection was updated.
• As of August 20, the list was updated again. There is a quarantine obligation for travelers from Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Belize, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eswatini (Swaziland), Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Guam, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Kyrgyzstan, Colombia, Kosovo, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Namibia, North Macedonia, Oman, Panama, Peru, Romania, Sint Maarten, Spain including the Balearic Islands (excluding the Canaries), South Africa, Suriname, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States of America (including Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands).

Cantons

At the federal level, only events from 100 or 50 participants regulated. Smaller events were the responsibility of the cantons. The cantons could each issue their own regulations and proclaim emergency law at the cantonal level. On March 16, 2020, the Federal Council declared the “extraordinary situation” in accordance with the Epidemics Act. From then on, the same rules applied throughout Switzerland.

• The canton of Ticino declared a state of emergency on March 11, 2020 on the basis of Article 40 of the Epidemics Act . Theaters, cinemas, swimming pools, discos, sports centers, high schools, vocational schools and the technical college were closed. Events with more than 50 people were banned. As of March 23, most economic activities were banned, probably until March 29, 2020.

• On March 13, 2020, the canton of Friborg extended the national ban on face-to-face teaching until the end of April 2020.

• In addition to the national measures, the canton of Bern banned visits to retirement homes and hospitals on March 13, 2020 (with exceptions).

• In the canton of Graubünden , from March 16, 2020, 12:00 p.m. a. all catering establishments (restaurants, bars, bistros, cafes, snack bars, broom bars, etc.) cease operations., Similar measures were decided in the cantons of Jura Neuchâtel and Basel-Landschaft .

• On March 19, the canton of Uri imposed an exit restriction for all people over 65 years of age. They were not allowed to leave the house or apartment; Exceptions were visits to the doctor, burials in close family circles or persons in systemically important functions in the health care system. Martin Dumermuth from the Federal Office of Justice rated this ban as not permissible in the press conference on March 21, 2020. He assumes that the canton will take back the lock.

From the end of June, the cantons were increasingly made responsible again. Various cantons then introduced stricter rules.

• In the canton of Ticino , the maximum number of guests in nightclubs and discos was reduced from 300 to 100 from July 3 to July 19; In addition, gatherings of more than 30 people were banned.

• In the canton of Zurich, ID has been required in nightclubs since July 3, and guests' telephone numbers must be recorded and checked.

• In the canton of Lucerne , since July 4th, the guests in clubs and bar venues with dance facilities in which the distance rules cannot be adhered to have had to be unequivocally identified and recorded. The phone numbers must also be verified for at least 20% of the guests.

• Since July 6th, all cantons have to wear a mask on public transport for travelers aged 12 and over.

• In the canton of Jura , people aged 12 and over have been obliged to wear a mask for two months in shops since July 7th.

• In the canton of Vaud , since July 8th, it has been mandatory to wear a mask in shops in which more than ten people are present at the same time.

• In the canton of Schaffhausen , the identity and telephone numbers of guests have to be recorded and checked at the entrance to bars and clubs between July 8 and August 16.

• The cantons of Aargau , Basel and Solothurn have reduced the maximum number of visitors for restaurants and events where the distance rules cannot be adhered to and there is no obligation to wear a mask from 300 to 100 people. This measure came into force on July 9, 2020 and is valid until August 16 (AG), August 31 (SO, BL, BS).
• In the canton of Geneva , masks have been mandatory in all shops since July 28th.

risk areas

Since there is a risk of infection with the new coronavirus in almost all regions of the world, the BAG no longer defined any particularly affected areas from March 9 to June 30, 2020. As of July 1, 2020, new lists were continuously published (see above).

Effects

→ Main article : Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

economy

→ Main article : Economic crisis 2020

• The stock exchanges around the world experienced a "Black Monday" on March 9th and fell sharply. The Swiss Market Index SMI lost 5.6% and the Dow Jones even 7.8%. The SMI stood at 11,263 points on February 19 and lost 27.5% of its value to its low on March 23 at 8,161 points. It then recovered to 9,452 points before Easter on April 9, which corresponds to an annual loss of 11%. Despite the large losses, the SMI held up relatively well by international standards.

• The global lockdown also had a serious impact on the Swiss tourism industry. The 2020 ski season had to end on March 14th in all ski areas at the behest of the Federal Council. With the exception of a few railways necessary for the development of settlements, all tourist mountain railways had to cease operations. The Swiss Cable Car Industry Association put the loss of earnings on April 22nd at over CHF 300 million so far. The industry association hopes that the mountain railways will be able to operate again from the easing phase on June 8th. The market with tourists from overseas, especially from Asia, collapsed abruptly. The marketing organization Switzerland Tourism is hoping for the first travelers from the USA in autumn. As a result of the travel restrictions within Europe, many Swiss will spend their summer holidays in their own country. The tourism industry is also hoping for holidaymakers from neighboring countries who could come by land. Switzerland Tourism is anticipating a decline in turnover in the tourism industry in Switzerland of at least 20 to 30 percent over the next twelve months.

• As of April 7, 2020, applications for short-time work have already been received from 1.5 million people across Switzerland . This corresponds to around 30% of the workforce. In Ticino around 45% of the labor force is affected by short-time work. Around 1,900 people in Switzerland lose their jobs every working day. The unemployment rate rose from 2.5% to 2.9% in March.

• According to information from the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO on April 11, 2020, the situation in the Swiss economy deteriorated much more sharply than expected at the beginning of the “corona crisis”. So far, the Swiss economy has lost 25% of its productivity. Depending on the industry, productivity losses vary in size, with the hospitality industry more than 80%, with the retail trade and transport industry 50–60%.

• On April 23, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Seco, announced its new, sharply downwardly revised economic forecast for 2020. Federal economists are assuming that GDP will fall by 6.7% this year. This corresponds to around 90 billion francs in economic output. That would be a similarly severe recession as during the oil crisis of 1975/76.

• The airlines Swiss and Edelweiss as well as flight-related operations at the national airports are to receive federal guarantees totaling 1.9 billion francs to bridge liquidity bottlenecks. The Federal Council decided on this on April 29, 2020. Aviation is of great importance for Switzerland as an export nation, so around 50% of exports are handled by air freight in terms of value. Direct connections all over the world are also an important location advantage. The guarantees granted were criticized from various quarters for various reasons: For example, a researcher close to the liberal market think tank Avenir Suisse is annoyed by the fact that there was not enough insistence on the use of private-sector options prior to the rescue by the state. The Lufthansa Group undertook not to receive any dividends from its subsidiary Swiss for the time being, but it is criticized that too little is known about further guarantees - in particular regarding the number of employees or the route network from Switzerland. Left-wing circles have criticized the Federal Council for not considering climate protection when saving aviation. For the Swiss Green Party and the climate strike movement it is incomprehensible that support would not be linked to climate conditions.

• In an interview in the Sunday newspaper on May 10, 2020, Thomas Jordan , President of the Swiss National Bank SNB , painted a gloomy picture of the Swiss economy. Their activity is currently only about 70 to 80 percent of the normal level. This would result in costs of 11 to 17 billion francs per month. The SNB is doing everything it can on the foreign exchange market to intervene to reduce the upward pressure on the Swiss franc . Even in this crisis, the franc is considered a safe haven for investors. The SNB still has more leeway and sees its role in keeping exchange rates and interest rates at a level that is adequate for Switzerland. The SNB is also helping to secure the supply of credit to the Swiss economy. Thomas Jordan assumes that Switzerland will have to chew on the costs of the corona crisis for years to come.

• According to the COVID-19 regulation, the self-employed are entitled to compensation for loss of earnings. Many self-employed received their compensation funds orders with small amounts - two to three francs per day were not unusual - as the broadcast Kassensturz of SRF on May 19, 2020 reported. The self-employed had expected a compensation of 60 to 80 francs per day. The compensation offices did not calculate the compensation on the basis of the actual or taxed income, but on the basis of the so-called deposited income, which is declared by all self-employed to the AHV compensation office at the beginning of their work. The compensation offices issue a provisional invoice on account every year. This will be corrected as soon as the data is available from the tax office with the actual taxable income. The Federal Social Insurance Office (FSIO) instructed the compensation offices in a circular letter to use the deposited income for the Corona income replacement for the sake of simplicity. According to Ueli Kieser, Professor of Social Security Law at the University of St. Gallen, this approach is in contradiction to the COVID-19 regulation, i. H. the compensation offices must always use the latest income as a basis. The Federal Social Insurance Office adjusted their circular a few days before the broadcast; This means that the self-employed persons concerned can request an adjustment from their compensation office.

• SAC huts , youth hostels and hotels have been able to receive guests again since May 11th . The campsites , however, remain closed. The Swiss Touring Club TCS , which operates 24 of its own sites, suspects that the federal government has forgotten the campsites.

• According to Economiesuisse President Heinz Karrer, the Swiss economy is suffering enormously from the consequences of the Corona standstill. He fears a huge increase in company bankruptcies and such a large number of unemployed as Switzerland has not seen since the Second World War. He demands that the industrial tariffs should now be definitely abolished in order to reduce the burden on the manufacturing industry. He also advocates hiving off the corona debts of an estimated 30 to 50 billion francs from the normal federal budget and reducing them over the next 30 years. Profit distributions from the Swiss National Bank, credit reserves in the federal budget and extraordinary income could be used for the reduction.

Culture

Cultural and social life in Switzerland is also badly affected by the Corona crisis. The ban on major events with more than 1,000 people, which was imposed on February 28, hit the cultural sector hard. After the lockdown of March 16, all cultural events such as concerts, theater performances, festivals, circus performances, exhibitions, readings, lectures, etc. were prohibited. Various Swiss cultural institutions and artists used the possibilities of the Internet to reach their audiences; Concerts and other events took place as a live stream.

Schools and child care

• On April 16, the Federal Council decided to reopen compulsory schools on May 11. There was strong criticism of this decision in the cantons of Vaud, Geneva and Neuchâtel. Teachers, parents and doctors are concerned that in the Romandie the SARS-CoV-2 infections were increasing by again. From the point of view of the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Education Directors EDK , the individual cantons and not the federal government decide whether and how to restart school operations. However, the prerequisite for this would be that the Federal Council lifted the ban on all face-to-face events issued on March 13, 2020. As a result, competence would be returned to the cantons via the school organization. The national associations of teachers and school principals do not like the prospect that every canton will handle the opening of schools differently; they are calling for a national regulation. An important point is the design of the protective measures for school operations. The design of the protection concept is therefore being discussed intensively between the federal government and the EDK.

• The Federal Council has already decided that the final written apprenticeship exams will not take place in 2020. On the other hand, it is still unclear how things stand with the Matura exams on April 26th . The grammar schools, vocational baccalaureate schools, technical, business and IT middle schools are still waiting for a decision by the federal government. The Swiss Conference of Cantonal Directors of Education, EDK, would like the individual cantons to be able to decide for themselves whether or not the final exams will be held. The cantons of Thurgau, Zug and St. Gallen have already announced that they will hold the exams. In contrast, the cantons of Zurich and Bern decided to cancel the exams because the risk of infection was too great. There is resistance from the student body against the federal patchwork quilt. In WhatsApp group chats and online surveys, the students defend themselves against the unequal treatment. You want the exams to be canceled throughout Switzerland and are collecting signatures for an online petition.

• The education commissions of both councils demanded from the Federal Council that the federal government should subsidize daycare centers and playgroups in order to compensate for uncovered costs and loss of income for the operators. In March, the federal government and the cantons stipulated that the facilities must in principle remain open. At the same time, parents were encouraged to look after their children themselves if possible. The Federal Council rejected these demands at the beginning of May for reasons of state policy. The cantons are responsible for childcare. Daycare centers and playgroups - like other SMEs - could apply for short-time working allowances or corona bridging loans.

Sports

• The COVID-19 pandemic is also having a profound impact on sport. At the end of February 2020, the Federal Council banned events with more than 1,000 visitors. Therefore the Engadin Skimarathon had to be canceled. All Swiss ski areas also had to cease operations immediately. All sporting events, both professional and amateur, as well as all training courses had to be stopped on March 16 by order of the federal government. After the hockey season had already been canceled on March 12, 2020, the men's ice hockey world championship planned for May in Switzerland had to be canceled on March 21 . On March 13th, the Swiss Football Association suspended all leagues until April 30th. The Tour de Suisse planned for June , Switzerland's largest annual sporting event, has also been canceled.

• On April 30, 2020, the central board of the Swiss Football Association (SFV) decided not to restart the 2019/20 season. The competitions are not counted and there are no promoters or relegators. As a result, nobody is relegated from the Challenge League . Chiasso, bottom of the table, is saved despite being seven points behind. Cancellation applies to all leagues and age categories, with the exception of the Swiss Football League competitions and the men's cup.

• On May 29, the Swiss Football League decided at an extraordinary general meeting in the Wankdorf stadium to resume play. The league starts on Friday, June 19th, the amateurs on June 6th. The championship ends on August 2nd, after which the barrage will be held. The cup is also played to the end. The final is to be played on Wednesday, August 12th. The new season is expected to start on September 11th and will end at the beginning of May 2021 due to the postponed European Championship .

traffic

→ Main article : International traffic in the COVID-19 pandemic

• In an unprecedented way, the public transport timetable has been thinned out from March 19, 2020. On the long-distance routes, instead of the half-hourly intervals that are often in force, hourly intervals have been introduced. The regional trains and buses, which normally run every quarter of an hour, now run every half hour. In the course of the border closings, all international long-distance trains from Switzerland to neighboring countries were discontinued.

• On April 27 and May 11, the lockdown in Switzerland will be gradually relaxed by the Federal Council. With the easing, public transport will gradually be ramped up again. The Swiss transport companies want to get back to the normal timetable as quickly as possible.

• The Federal Roads Office published during the Corona crisis a week the numbers of the following ten selected major routes of Switzerland: border crossings (Chiasso, Simplon, Basel), road tunnels (Gotthard and San Bernardino) and around the economic centers (Berne East, Würenlos , Renens, Aeschertunnel, Coppet, Basel). The transitions into Ticino and the routes to Italy recorded the greatest changes, with decreases of between two thirds and three quarters. Motorways around economic centers showed declines of around a third to half the number of vehicles (as of the end of April 2020). The annual Easter traffic jam in front of the Gotthard road tunnel also did not materialize in 2020.

• In April 2020, only 26,913 passengers flew over Zurich Airport . This corresponds to a minus of 99% compared to the same period last year. In 1952, four years after the start of flight operations, the last time there were so few passengers on average per month via Zurich Airport.

• In Switzerland, bicycle shops were initially banned from selling bicycles, but repairs were still permitted.

Sans-Papiers

Tens of thousands live in Switzerland without a residence permit, so-called Sans-Papiers . Many of them lost their income because of the Corona crisis. Since they are staying illegally in Switzerland, sans-papiers cannot apply for social assistance. Without an income, they are dependent on support from aid organizations or food donations. On May 2, a queue of over a kilometer formed in Geneva with around 2,500 people who held out for hours to get a sack of staple groceries. Most of them were sans-papiers. A study among those waiting found that 60% of them had no health insurance.

Criticism of the measures

Constitutional criticism

• The corona crisis also has massive effects on fundamental rights in Switzerland. With the declaration of the “extraordinary situation” under the Epidemics Act, the Federal Council restricted seven basic rights: the right to personal freedom, freedom of belief, the right to primary school education, freedom of assembly and association, and economic freedom. The freedom of assembly is completely shut down. Thus, the Federal Council has restricted a quarter of all basic rights of the Federal Constitution by emergency law. He also shut down political rights at the federal level. The Federal Council postponed federal votes, suspended deadlines for initiatives and optional referendums , and banned the collection of signatures. The communities neither accept signatures nor certify them. There was hardly any criticism of the Federal Council's emergency rights regime (as of April 23, 2020). The majority of the population supports the Federal Council's approach and thinks it is right that it should temporarily give the protection of health - Article 118 of the Federal Constitution - higher priority than various fundamental rights. The Federal Council and the authorities in Switzerland enjoy a high level of authority and credibility among the population during the corona crisis.

• Law professors criticize the fact that despite the Federal Council's extensive authority to issue emergency ordinances, the constitution must not be turned off its hinges. But this is exactly what happened with popular rights (initiatives and referenda). The emergency legal competence according to Article 185 paragraph 3 of the Federal Constitution only provides for measures that serve to avert "serious disturbances of public order or internal or external security". However, numerous emergency ordinances of the Federal Council have no police purpose. The measures are intended to cushion the economic and social consequences of the Corona crisis. The measures taken by the Federal Council in emergency law are objectively justifiable and well-founded in terms of content. However, it clearly shows how quickly the constitutional breach is exceeded.

• Switzerland does not have a constitutional court . Balthasar Glättli , President of the Greens parliamentary group in the Federal Assembly , criticizes the fact that only the Federal Office of Justice is examining the Federal Council's emergency ordinances. The executive, as it were, controls itself. According to Glättli, this is not enough to ensure that the Federal Council always acts within the framework of the constitution, even in such crises. Glättli suggests that the Federal Supreme Court should review the emergency ordinances for their constitutionality in such crisis situations. Beat Rieder , President of the Council of States Legal Commission, has another solution in mind. He suggests that Parliament itself create a new parliamentary delegation. In a crisis situation, such a new legal delegation, analogous to the finance delegation, could review the Federal Council's emergency ordinances for their constitutionality. The finance delegation had to approve the emergency loans from the Federal Council. This solution would also ensure that Parliament would be involved in the decisions.

• On Saturday afternoon, May 2, 2020, around 300 people demonstrated in front of the Bundeshaus in Bern despite the ban on gathering for basic rights, even during the corona pandemic. The police let them go first, then police officers began to evacuate the area with the help of a barrier tape. Afterwards personal checks were carried out at some rally participants.

• On May 9, 2020, several hundred people demonstrated without a permit on the Bundesplatz in Bern against the measures in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.

General criticism

• After media research, it was reported that the Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) was lagging behind in recording deaths and that there was a mess in recording because there was no automated system available to manage electronically transmitted reports to the BAG. The regulation on the reporting of observations of communicable diseases in humans provided for the possibility of electronic transmission , but no such system had yet been put in place. According to the media, there is a “jumble of analog forms, various databases and outdated communication channels”. Additional reports that could provide information about how many days patients have spent in the intensive care unit and who has overcome the disease are also not mandatory. The accusation that the reports were weighed with scales was denied by BAG department head Daniel Koch .

• The unequal treatment between market drivers (who sell food) and large companies such as Coop and Migros was also criticized. While the markets were banned, the wholesalers can continue to offer their food. In the meantime, the individual food market stalls have been equated with the grocery stores. Multi-stall markets are still prohibited.

• At the end of February, the Bernese epidemiologist Christian Althaus accused the Federal Office of Public Health of underestimating the danger posed by the pandemic. He described the situation in Switzerland as “the greatest health emergency in its recent history”.
• The Egyptian tourism entrepreneur and major investor in Andermatt , Samih Sawiris , criticized Switzerland's measures against the COVID-19 pandemic in an interview with the “SonntagsZeitung”. In his opinion, they would be disproportionate to the losses to the economy. In Switzerland billions of francs were lost so that there would be a few hundred fewer deaths. But it is politically incorrect to express such doubts.

politics

• On March 15, 2020, the offices of the National Council and the Council of States decided to cancel the third and last week of the 2020 spring session of the Federal Parliament. The committee meetings, which are so important in the legislative process, have also been canceled. The justification given by the parliamentary services was the “rapidly deteriorating” situation due to the corona virus. From this point on, the Federal Council ruled according to emergency law and without parliament, whereby the loans granted by it required the approval of the finance delegation of the parliament and had to be subsequently approved by the Federal Assembly; his emergency ordinances shall expire if he does not submit a draft federal law or a parliamentary emergency ordinance to parliament to replace the emergency ordinance of the Federal Council after six months at the latest. Well-known politicians from all parties, but also law professors, criticize the procedure, which they believe was unconstitutional and illegal. Following the corona crisis, Parliament also had to ask itself some self-critical questions, such as: B. who has to decide on the termination of a session and who oversees the parliamentary services. The SVP even brought the demand for a parliamentary investigative commission PUK into play.

• After the “extraordinary situation” was declared on March 16, 2020, all parties and politicians were unanimously behind the Federal Council's decision. But by the beginning of April, the time for unity was over. The parties began to argue about how and when Switzerland should get out of the corona lockdown. The bourgeois parties, especially the SVP but also the FDP , demanded that the Federal Council quickly return to normal, worried about the economy.

• Both the Federal Council and 32 members of the Council of States have called for an extraordinary session in accordance with Art. 151 Para. 2 of the Federal Constitution to subsequently approve the urgent loans granted by the Federal Council or to give Parliament the opportunity to implement the Federal Council's measures to discuss and correct if necessary. The extraordinary session took place from May 4 to 6, 2020 - not in the parliament building, but in the exhibition halls of “BernExpo” in order to be able to comply with the rules of distance. The loans of over 57 billion francs applied for by the Federal Council were approved and slightly increased with additional support for day-care centers and tourism. Parliament refrained from correcting the emergency ordinances of the Federal Council with its own superordinate emergency ordinances, but instructed the Federal Council with some accepted motions to supplement or correct its measures. Immediately before the session, the Federal Council had already fulfilled the demand for motions from the Commissions for Economy and Taxes from both councils to reopen shops and restaurants earlier than intended by the Federal Council.

federalism

• Since the “extraordinary situation” was declared on March 16, the Federal Council has had the strings in hand in the fight against the corona epidemic. Federalism , which is so important for Switzerland , was not completely undone, but it was put on the back burner. Although the Federal Council would not have been legally obliged to do so, it therefore consulted the cantons in the necessary haste before making its decisions. The involvement of the cantons was important to the Federal Council. Therefore, at the end of March , Federal President Simonetta Sommaruga invited all government presidents of the cantons to Bern for a debate. Measures taken by individual cantons, particularly those of the canton of Ticino, that contradict the ordinances of the Federal Council, were also discussed.

Problems getting out of lockdown

• On April 16, the Federal Council announced its timetable for the exit from lockdown. He has not yet given a date for the reopening of restaurants and bars. The Gastrosuisse industry association was “very disappointed” with the Federal Council's approach and non-communication. They felt abandoned. Representatives of branch stores were disappointed that not all stores were allowed to reopen on April 27, but only a small group such as hardware stores. They also criticized the restriction of the range in grocery stores to only essential products. The Swiss Trade Association saw it quite differently . He accused the industry giants Coop and Migros of not complying with the Federal Council's corona requirements and of selling non-essential products. This distorts competition. Migros and Coop took advantage of the plight of the specialist shops and were «crisis profiteers». The definition of essential and non-essential products initially led to confusion and uncertainty. The federal government reacted to the criticism and specified its requirements.

Religions

Protective measures after the opening of the churches

• Felix Gmür, Bishop of Basel and 2020 President of the Swiss Bishops' Conference , wrote an open letter to the Federal Council. He called for the churches to be opened to larger groups very quickly. After the Easter services could not be celebrated, he demanded that it should be possible to hold services on Ascension Day and Pentecost again. In an open letter, some pastors warned that the risk groups could feel left out if they continued not to go to church.

Research and surveys

• Researchers from the Swiss Eawag and the ETH Lausanne succeeded in detecting traces of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater at the end of April 2020. In a day from the wastewater treatment plant of Lausanne samples taken they could roughly trace the rise of SARS-CoV-2 in the waste water from March to April. The success of the research makes it possible to detect a possible increase in infections around a week faster than based on the tests. The aim is to use an early warning system to monitor the wastewater of around 2.5 million people from around twenty large sewage treatment plants that are geographically well distributed across Switzerland.

• The GfS Bern led on behalf of the newspapers look online , Le Temps and Corriere del Ticino through a survey. This lasted from April 22nd to 28th, 2020 and 25,323 people over the age of 16 took part. 80% trust science “completely” or “more or less” in science, 79% in the Federal Council, 78% in the Federal Council's crisis management, 78% in the BAG's crisis management. According to their own statements, 92% adhere to the BAG guidelines, 87% "have come through the crisis well so far", 80% "feel well informed about the crisis". 43% think that “the economy has been damaged too much or too much” and 26% see the regulations as “too strict or too much”.

• With contact tracing - a so-called COVID-19 app - is supposed to be warned in time of a second wave. In the special Corona session , the National Council and Council of States demanded with a motion that such a motion is based on a legal basis and must be voluntary. Only technical solutions that do not store personal data centrally should also be permitted. The SwissCovid app developed by ETH fulfills these conditions. By May 20, the Federal Council wanted to develop a legal basis for the application by supplementing the Epidemic Act.

disinformation

→ Main article : Misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an abundance of misinformation , disinformation , fake news and conspiracy theories around the world , which were spread by private as well as government agencies and which quickly spread on social media.

• The Greens of the canton of Zurich distanced themselves on May 11th from their cantonal councilor Urs Hans because he spread crude conspiracy theories on SARS-CoV-2. For example, the notorious opponent of vaccinations railed against Bill Gates , the favorite enemy of the COVID-19 conspiracy theorists.

• The Prevention of Extremism and Violence (Fexx) of the Basel association Aktion Kinder des Holocaust filed a criminal complaint against Tobias Steiger - Section President of the Basel branch of the Nationally Oriented Swiss Party - with the public prosecutor's office in Basel-Landschaft for violating the anti-racism criminal norm . Under the title “No more lies and censorship”, he allegedly published anti-Semitic tirades on the party website. Steiger sees “a Jewish conspiracy” behind the Corona crisis. In addition, the Rothschild dynasty and the American Rockefeller Foundation are to support the financing of a chip certificate for a vaccination campaign, which should serve to decimate and sterilize the world population.

Trivia

• On March 19, 2020, the main edition of Tagesschau achieved a record audience rating of 1.487 million.

• The Swiss Post is issuing a “Covid19 solidarity stamp”. The stamp - which has a face value of 1 franc - costs 5 francs. The proceeds from the sale are to be donated in full to Swiss Solidarity and the Swiss Red Cross .

• The Swiss Solidarity , the fundraising organization of SRG SSR , collected until April 16, more than 27 million francs. The donations will benefit people in Switzerland who are at risk of poverty or hunger due to the coronavirus pandemic.

• The Swiss, many of whom work from home, rediscovered cooking during the crisis and bought many more fruit and vegetables than before. The number of hits on the most popular recipe websites also increased sharply.

• Daniel Koch - until April 1, 2020 head of the “Communicable Diseases” department at the Federal Office of Public Health - became well-known among the general public through his regular appearances at the press conferences of the Federal Council and the FOPH. After his actual retirement on April 1, 2020, he will continue to work in his function until coping with the pandemic with the title “BAG delegate for COVID-19”. On May 28th, Daniel Koch gave his last official press conference as a COVID-19 delegate. Federal Councilor Alain Berset said goodbye to “Mister Corona” for retirement.

• According to the Federal Council's COVID-19 regulation, books are not part of everyday consumer goods and were therefore not allowed to be sold in shopping centers until the shops were generally reopened. The Geneva judiciary approved a criminal complaint by the Payot bookstore against the Migros branch in Geneva due to unfair competition, which did not comply with these requirements.

See also

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • Situation in Liechtenstein
  • Situation in Italy
  • Situation in Austria
  • Situation in Germany
  • Situation in France
• List of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic
• List of measures at the highest level of state in the COVID-19 pandemic
• List of epidemics and pandemics

Web links

Commons : COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• How the world was turned off its hinges. In: SonntagsZeitung , May 3, 2020.

Information pages

• bag-coronavirus.ch: Coronavirus - This is how we protect ourselves campaign website of the Federal Office of Public Health
• New coronavirus , information page of the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH)
• Coronavirus Covid-2019 , information page of the Liechtenstein Office for Health (AG)
• New coronavirus: situation in Switzerland and internationally
• Interactive map for Switzerland: corona-data.ch
• Johns Hopkins CSSE : Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases.
• Worldometers website : real-time data on the corona virus pandemic

Legal basis

• Federal Act on Combating Communicable Diseases of Humans (Epidemics Act, EpG) of September 28, 2012 (as of January 1, 2017)
• Ordinance on measures to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) of February 28, 2020 (no longer in force)
• Ordinance 2 on measures to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) (COVID-19 Ordinance 2) of March 13, 2020 (no longer in force)
• Ordinance 3 on measures to combat the coronavirus (Covid-19) (Covid-19 Ordinance 3) of June 19, 2020
• Article 185 of the Federal Constitution

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b The} cases that were reported to the FOPH via the reporting channel or official sources are listed here. The situation is dynamic; therefore there may be deviations or delays between the BAG cases and information provided by other bodies, such as the cantons or the World Health Organization (WHO).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Tagesschau: “Deeply worried”. WHO speaks of corona pandemic. March 11, 2020. Accessed April 6, 2020.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Coronavirus: Federal Council declares the "extraordinary situation" and tightened the measures. Federal Office of Public Health, March 16, 2020, accessed on March 16, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Coronavirus: Federal Council extends measures by a week and decides to relax them in stages. Federal Office of Public Health, April 8, 2020, accessed on April 10, 2020 . 
4. ↑ The big easing plan - This is what the Federal Council decided today In: Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen from April 29, 2020
5. ↑ Article 185 External and Internal Security. In: Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation . admin.ch , accessed on March 26, 2020 . 
6. ↑ Fabian Schäfer: Emergency law in Switzerland - who can stop the Federal Council now if it goes too far? Neue Zürcher Zeitung , March 26, 2020, accessed on March 26, 2020 . 
7. ↑ School closings: Parents' worries are exaggerated In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung of April 3, 2020
8. ↑ Even if Easter is canceled: The churches score points in the crisis In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung from April 10, 2020
9. ↑ Federal Council extends lockdown by one week In: Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen from April 8, 2020
10. ↑ Ticino reports the first confirmed case of corona virus in Switzerland. St. Galler Tagblatt , February 25, 2020, accessed on February 25, 2020 . 
11. ↑ New coronavirus cases in Graubünden and Baselland. Der Bund , February 29, 2020, accessed on February 29, 2020 . 
12. ↑ https://covid-19-schweiz.bagapps.ch/de-2.html COVID-19 in Switzerland (accessed on July 20, 2020)
13. ↑ Markus Brotschi: The federal government is no longer looking for all those infected with corona. Tages-Anzeiger , March 7, 2020, accessed on March 7, 2020 . 
14. ↑ New coronavirus: first death in the canton of Vaud. Federal Office of Public Health, March 5, 2020, accessed on March 5, 2020 . 
15. ↑ Markus Brotschi: The federal government is no longer looking for all those infected with corona. Tages-Anzeiger , March 7, 2020, accessed on March 7, 2020 . 
16. ↑ Second Basel patient dies as a result of a COVID-19 infection. Canton of Basel-Landschaft , March 11, 2020, accessed on March 11, 2020 . 
17. ↑ Further corona cases after the week of fasting. Ideaschweiz, March 6, 2020, accessed on March 11, 2020 . 
18. ↑ Coronavirus: aggiornamento della situazione in Ticino. Repubblica e Cantone Ticino , March 12, 2020, accessed on March 12, 2020 (Italian). 
19. ↑ Canton of Basel-Stadt reports first corona death. Telebasel , March 12, 2020, accessed on March 12, 2020 . 
20. ↑ coronavirus: aggiornamento sulla situazione in Ticino. Repubblica e Cantone Ticino , March 14, 2020, accessed on March 14, 2020 . 
21. ^ Coronavirus: First death in the canton of Zurich. Canton of Zurich , March 16, 2020, accessed on March 16, 2020 . 
22. ↑ Coronavirus daily bulletin: 144 confirmed cases in the canton of Basel-Stadt. Canton of Basel-Stadt , March 16, 2020, accessed on March 16, 2020 . 
23. ^ First corona death in the canton of Bern - appeal to the population. Bluewin , March 16, 2020, accessed on March 16, 2020 . 
24. ↑ https://covid-19-schweiz.bagapps.ch/de-2.html COVID-19 in Switzerland (accessed on July 20, 2020
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