Schools in Switzerland were open longer than in other countries +++ Austria will soon relax
According to Federal Councilor Alain Berset, the children have not been forgotten in the corona pandemic. He justifies the fact that the number of cases in schools has risen sharply with the highly contagious omicron variant: Despite all the measures, this could hardly be stopped.
The impression that politicians have paid no attention to children is wrong, the health minister said in the «Saturday review» by Radio SRF. “But we’ve generally always tried to take a path that affects people’s lives as little as possible.”
In the case of children who are not among the main victims at high risk, other considerations also played an important role, as Berset explained. “It’s not just about the risk of getting infected, but also about the psychological stress on the children.”
The 49-year-old believes that you can create maximum suffering if you close the schools. In Switzerland they were closed for less time than in other countries.