THE Switzerland will almost lift all restrictions of the pandemic, the government announced today, as fears were reduced that the increase in cases fueled by the Omicron variant could put great pressure on the health system.
The government announced that only the obligation to use a mask on public transport and health infrastructure will remain in force after the changes, which will be implemented from tomorrow, Thursday.
Mandatory five-day quarantine for those tested positive for coronavirus will also remain in place until the end of March, according to the government, to protect particularly vulnerable groups.
However, shops, restaurants and cultural sites will be freely accessible, according to the announcement, with the government taking the measures it announced two weeks ago when it ended quarantine for those who came in contact with a case and turned the directive into a recommendation. for teleworking.
“The epidemiological situation continues to develop positively,” the government said in a statement. “Thanks to the high level of immunity in the population, it is unlikely that the health system will be overloaded despite the high rate of virus circulation.”
“So,” according to the government, “there are conditions for a rapid normalization of social and economic life.”
More than 90% of Switzerland’s 8.6 million people have been protected against the virus, either because they have recovered from COVID-19 or because they have vaccinatedaccording to officials.
Although they are recorded daily tens of thousands of new casesthe health system has endured and the coverage rate in intensive care units has decreased.
More than 2.6 million cases have been reported in Switzerland and neighboring Liechtenstein since the beginning of the crisis. About 12,600 people have died from complications of the disease.
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