Switzerland, with a inhabitants of round 8.6 million, has one of many highest charges of infections per a million folks, however its dying fee is way decrease than Italy or Spain, which have the world’s highest dying tolls. PHOTO: AFP
GENEVA: The variety of coronavirus circumstances in Switzerland has risen to nearly 10,000, with 103 confirmed deaths, the nation’s well being minister mentioned on Wednesday.
“The number of people infected with the coronavirus in Switzerland is 9,765. We are nearing the top of the curve, but discipline must be maintained,” Well being Minister Alain Berset mentioned at a information convention within the capital Bern.
He mentioned 74,146 checks had returned unfavorable outcomes, including that the whole variety of checks was now shut to at least one per 100 folks, making Switzerland one of many international locations with the very best fee of testing.
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The minister mentioned COVID-19 had claimed 60 lives in Ticino, the canton subsequent to Lombardy, the Italian area hardest hit by the outbreak.
“We have observed plenty of discipline and individual responsibility within the population,” mentioned Berset.
“But we will have to ensure that this discipline continues because we are only at the beginning.”
Switzerland, with a inhabitants of round 8.6 million, has one of many highest charges of infections per a million folks, however its dying fee is way decrease than Italy or Spain, which have the world’s highest dying tolls.
On Wednesday, the Swiss authorities prolonged entry restrictions on all Schengen states, that are many of the international locations within the EU, a couple of days after saying contact restrictions between folks according to the World Well being Group’s suggestions.
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Final week, the Swiss Federal Council, the federal government’s govt physique, imposed restrictions on entry by land and air from Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Spain, and all non-Schengen states.
Berset additionally mentioned firms which might be unable to adjust to the federal government’s security directions could be closed.
