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![For the first time, the BAG makes recommendations for combating the corona virus to the cantons: BAG director Pascal Strupler calls for an expanded mask requirement, compulsory contact data entry in restaurants and bars and a maximum of 100 people in nightclubs.]()
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For the first time, the BAG makes recommendations for combating the corona virus to the cantons: BAG director Pascal Strupler calls for an expanded mask requirement, compulsory contact data entry in restaurants and bars and a maximum of 100 people in nightclubs.
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![Strupler emphasizes the good cooperation with the cantons and emphasizes the harmony.]()
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Strupler emphasizes the good cooperation with the cantons and emphasizes the harmony.
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![But the harmony is deceptive. At the media conference, Strupler suddenly stops, breaks off. He looks at the top cantonal doctor Rudolf Hauri - and is silent. The federal representative has forgotten the name of the top cantonal doctor.]()
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But the harmony is deceptive. At the media conference, Strupler suddenly stops, breaks off. He looks at the top cantonal doctor Rudolf Hauri – and is silent. The federal representative has forgotten the name of the top cantonal doctor.
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![But there is also disagreement between the federal authorities. Pascal Strupler said on Thursday that there is an increase in infections after traveling. Minutes later, the State Secretariat for Migration announced that people with a partner would also be able to enter Switzerland in the future - even from high-risk countries.]()
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But there is also disagreement between the federal authorities. Pascal Strupler said on Thursday that there is an increase in infections after traveling. Minutes later, the State Secretariat for Migration announced that people with a partner would also be able to enter Switzerland in the future – even from high-risk countries.
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![One thing is clear: time is short. Are we already on the way to the second wave? Virologist Andreas Cerny: «I would say yes. This is due to the experience of the first wave, where we saw that an enormous increase in the number of cases is possible in a few weeks, especially if contact tracing is no longer possible. »]()
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One thing is clear: time is short. Are we already on the way to the second wave? Virologist Andreas Cerny: «I would say yes. This is due to the experience of the first wave, where we saw that an enormous increase in the number of cases is possible in a few weeks, especially if contact tracing is no longer possible. »
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Astonishment was great when BAG director Pascal Strupler (61) appeared before the media on Thursday: for the first time since the extraordinary situation ended, the Federal Office of Public Health made recommendations to the cantons to combat the corona virus.
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A warning shot
Strupler called for an expansion of the mask requirement, the compulsory entry of contact details in restaurants and bars, as well as an upper limit of 100 people in nightclubs. As a government-related source emphasized to SonntagsBlick, the recommendations are somewhat binding. The BAG expects a reaction to the increasing number of cases – otherwise comprehensive measures are also conceivable: a warning shot in the direction of the cantons, which are hesitant and disagreed. However, the shot backfired.
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Strupler emphasized the good cooperation with the cantons and emphasized the harmonious relationship. Then suddenly he stops, breaks off, looks at the top cantonal doctor Rudolf Hauri (60) – and is silent. A disgrace: Apparently the federal representative has forgotten the name of the top cantonal doctor. Finally Hauri gives his name himself. A swipe at Strupler. The cantons already knew what to do, followed shortly afterwards.
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Poor exchange with the industries
It is not the only communicative misstep by the federal government. On Friday, the BAG published figures on the known infection sites for SRF for the first time – without consulting the industries. Not even hours after the publication, the cantonal health departments knew about the numbers. The Lucerne FDP Council of States Damian Müller (45) is annoyed: “If the cantons and the Confederation exchange ideas as often as they claim, it cannot be that the Conference of Health Directors and the BAG exchange news with the media so often. This creates massive confusion among the population. »
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The statistics have certain weaknesses. In over half of all cases it is unclear where the infection occurred, this is not included in the evaluation. The numbers are nevertheless explosive: 42 percent of all infections that can be traced are attributed to night clubs.
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Clubs feel treated unfairly
Still, the club industry feels wrongly pilloried. Alex Bücheli, spokesman for the bar and club commission: «We have been looking for a conversation with the BAG since May, so far without success. Instead of concentrating on publishing figures with little informative value, you should look for solutions together. »
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The federal government has shown the clubs no economic opportunities beyond normal operations. In fact, short-time work allowances were canceled without replacement at the end of May. There was no other option than to reopen, says Bücheli. “We were presented with fait accompli and are now dropping us like a hot potato instead of trying to work with science to better understand the reality of events.”
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Roni Szepanski (37), owner of the Selig club in Chur, says: “We are talking about significantly fewer than 50 people who have been shown to be infected in a club.” This is known because the clubs record the contact details. “But how many infections were there in the Coop or in the fitness center?” This cannot be determined because retailers do not save contact details. “This is how the clubs are made into national scapegoats.” However, it turns out that under 50s have been infected recently – which speaks less for Coop as a source of infection than for the outcome. The canton of Geneva then closed the clubs on Friday. What this brings is yet to be seen.
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Controversial recommendations
The other recommendations of the BAG are also controversial. Suspicion can be heard that the Confederation is passing measures to the cantons that it could not or did not want to implement itself. In cooperation with the federal government, Gastrosuisse proposed an obligatory contact details in the restaurants and bars at the beginning of May.
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The data protection officer intervened shortly before the release: Gastrosuisse had to row back and introduce information on a voluntary basis. Now the cantons should fix it. “This rope pulling is neither new nor surprising,” says the doctor and Zurich SP National Councilor Angelo Barrile (43). “Everyone is pulling on the same rope – but not necessarily in the same direction.”
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The extension of the mask requirement was already under discussion. The FOPH maintained for a long time that masks were of little use against infection. Now the cantons are obliged to do so. Jürg Lareida (62), President of the Aargau Medical Association: “The fact that the federal government said at the beginning that the masks are of no use is a disaster.”
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Strupler’s production is badly received
National Councilor Barrile says: “It seems a little weird when the FOPH publicly recommends that the cantons wear a mask – and that at a media conference where pressure is built up accordingly. Apparently that was not possible in a direct conversation. » Barrile addresses what many do not want to say publicly: Strupler’s staging is not well received. “In my opinion, there is no need to shake up the cantons,” says Lukas Engelberger (45), president of the cantonal health directors. “No canton is sleeping.” Harmony is different.
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However, there is apparently no agreement among the federal authorities either. Pascal Strupler said on Thursday that there is an increase in infections after traveling. The returnees are even stricter to check for compliance with the quarantine obligation.
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Minutes later, the State Secretariat for Migration announced that in future people with a partner could also enter Switzerland – even from high-risk countries. The cantons remain responsible for the quarantine checks. FDP Council of States member Müller lacks coordination: “For me, that’s a confusion between the federal government and the cantons. A coordinated approach is required for the trust of the population. »
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Contradictions in the recommendations
Peter Peyer (55, SP), health director of the canton of Graubünden, says: «There are indeed contradictions in the recommendations of the federal government, but the cantons wanted responsibility. You have to deal with it now. » Will the cantons implement the federal recommendations at all? “It depends on the number of cases,” says the government council. “If these continue to increase, a mask requirement will be necessary in public spaces.”
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It remains to be seen whether the cantons are able to implement such measures in a coordinated manner. The board of directors of health can only make recommendations. Peyer: “Federalism is difficult in the crisis.”
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Time is running out
Since Strupler’s appearance, the question of responsibility has arisen again. Wouldn’t it be better if the federal government didn’t say anything – or take the booklet back in its hand and call out the extraordinary situation? For Peter Peyer there is no question: “If the situation worsens and the cantons fail to coordinate quickly, the federal government will probably take over again.”
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One thing is clear: time is short. The number of cases increases. Are we already on the way to the second wave? “This is a question of definition,” says Andreas Cerny (64), virologist at the Corona reference hospital Moncucco in Lugano TI. “I would say yes. This is due to the experience of the first wave, where we saw that an enormous increase in the number of cases is possible in a few weeks, especially if contact tracing is no longer possible. »
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