Switzerland rules out that restaurants and events are “only vaccinated”
The Swiss Minister of Health Alain Berset said at a media conference on Thursday afternoon that, despite the rising number of infections, no further measures were being considered in Switzerland.
Restricting indoor venues to vaccinated and full genesis was inappropriate to the threat posed by the virus. Berset said on Wednesday.
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“The situations in the regions are very different. So you have to ask yourself: Is it proportionate to tighten everywhere, even if there are big differences. At the moment everything is organized so that it works with the 3G rule, ”adds Berset.
3G refers to the German words for vaccinated, recovered and tested – vaccinated / recovered / tested – and is used to describe the requirements for participating in many activities in German-speaking countries.
A 2G rule requires people to be either vaccinated or recovered from the virus in order to participate in certain activities (i.e. negative tests are not sufficient).
Lukas Engelberger said that the implementation of a 2G rule is currently off the table, although similar measures are being implemented in neighboring Germany and Austria.
“A 2G rule is currently not up for discussion. The discussions are taking place strictly within the framework of the 3G regulations currently in force. We don’t want to discuss a system change at the moment “,
Berset said the government was backing its vaccination campaign. While infection rates are rising in Switzerland, death rates remain low due to the impact of the vaccination campaign.
“We have very few deaths at the moment. We also find that vaccination is very protective. Maybe this would be the right moment again for those who have not yet dared to take the step, ”he said.
“The same applies here: the vaccination protects 90 percent against serious illnesses and you have to use that.”
From Monday, November 15, Switzerland officially approved booster vaccinations for people in high-risk groups. Booster jabs will be rolled out to the general public shortly, with the end of November set as a tentative date.
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However, Berset indicated that depending on the pandemic situation, stricter measures could be imposed in the future.
“We have been living in uncertain times for almost 21 months. We are currently seeing an increase in the number of cases, but this is not an explosion. “
“As a reminder: We have already had phases in which the number of cases doubled within four days. We are now at two weeks. But it can change quickly, and then of course new measures would be taken. “