It is still unclear what influence the holidays had on the pandemic situation. The Bernese health directorate paints a gloomy picture.
Posted today at 6:25 pm—
Merry Christmas? Because of the festive season, the Bernese health department fears overcrowded hospitals from January 20th.
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The holidays are over, and she leave behind certain after-effects on the Bernese health department: “The situation is too uncertain”says Head of Communications Gundekar Giebel. He assumes that at family celebrationsn the permitted number of participants of ten People was mostly not exceeded. «But it is difficult to judge how the groups have re-mixed over the holidays.»
It remains uncertain for the time being what effects the holidays will have on the pandemic. «We’ll know more next week»says Giebel. However, his prognoses are rather uncomfortable. Because although stricter security precautions have been in place since December 22, the infection rates in the canton of Bern could not be brought under control. On Saturday and Sunday, the number of new infections fell below 200, but according to Giebel this is not meaningful. «Because the population had significantly fewer tests over the holidays, a large number of unreported cases can be assumed.»
