Switzerland lifts the obligation of teleworking and quarantines due to coronavirus

The government of Swiss announced this Wednesday that as of this Thursday the mandatory teleworking and quarantines of close contacts of confirmed cases of coronavirus will be null and void. covid-19decisions with which a transition phase begins towards the end of most of the restrictive measures aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus.

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the president of SwissIgnazio Cassis told a news conference that this does not mean that the pandemic is over, but that “we see a light on the horizon.”

In a country of 8.6 million inhabitants, more than half a million were infected in the last week alone, but the impact on the hospital system has been less than feared and the number of people in intensive care has not skyrocketed.

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Telecommuting, which until now was mandatory, will no longer be so as of tomorrow, although the authorities continue to recommend it when possible. Instead, the use of the mask in the workplace will continue to be mandatory.

Regarding quarantines, the Minister of Health, Alain Berset, admitted that the large number of cases makes it a measure that has lost its meaning. In Switzerland, the quarantine period had already been reduced from ten to five days from mid-January.

Only people who test positive for COVID will need to self-isolate for five days.

The authorities reported that they will submit to the consultation of the cantonal and local authorities the advisability of lifting other measures related to the fight against the pandemic, such as the use of masks and vaccination certificates, on which they could decide before the end of this month. .

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Source: Elcomercio

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