COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland

COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationSwitzerland
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China via Milan, Italy
Index caseLugano, Canton of Ticino
Arrival date25 February 2020
(4 years, 9 months and 4 weeks)
Confirmed cases841,573[1]
Recovered317,600
Deaths
11,093[1]
Fatality rate1.47%
Government website
bag.admin.ch/epidemien

The COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Switzerland on 25 February 2020 when the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed following a COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. A 70-year-old man in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino which borders Italy, tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. The man had previously visited Milan.[2][3] Afterwards, multiple cases related to the Italy clusters were discovered in multiple cantons, including Basel-City, Zürich, and Graubünden.[4][5][6] Multiple isolated cases not related to the Italy clusters were also subsequently confirmed.[7]

On 28 February 2020, the national government, the Federal Council, banned all events with more than 1,000 participants. On 16 March 2020, a State of Extraordinary Situation under the Epidemics Act was declared.[8] Most shops were closed nationwide. Shortly thereafter, on 20 March, all gatherings of more than five people in public spaces were banned. Additionally, the government gradually imposed restrictions on border crossings and announced economic support measures worth 40 billion Swiss francs.[9] The measures were gradually removed in several phases beginning in late April until June 2020[10] but new measures were imposed in October as cases surged again.[11]

On 23 December 2020, the vaccination campaign started in Switzerland, ahead of that of most European countries. Four days earlier, Swissmedic approved the first COVID-19 vaccine for regular use. On August 1, 2021, Switzerland achieved a vaccination rate of 52%.[12] From 13 September 2021, access to indoor public spaces like restaurants, bars, museums or fitness centres is only permitted with a valid Covid certificate. Almost all measures were lifted on 17 February 2022.

  1. ^ a b Federal Office of Public Health. "New coronavirus: Situation in Switzerland". bag.admin.ch. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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  3. ^ "BREAKING: Switzerland confirms first case of coronavirus". The Local. 25 February 2020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Coronavirus cases spreading in Switzerland". Swissinfo. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Informationen zum Coronavirus". gr.ch. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Swiss coronavirus cases rise to nine as children placed in precautionary quarantine". Reuters. 27 February 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Google employee who was at Zurich office tests positive for coronavirus". finance.yahoo.com. 28 February 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Coronavirus: Federal Council declares 'extraordinary situation' and introduces more stringent measures". Federal Council of Switzerland. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  9. ^ NZZ-Redaktion. "Coronavirus in der Schweiz: die neusten Entwicklungen". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Switzerland announces staged easing of Covid-19 curbs". RTE. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference :4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ "Covid-⁠19 Schweiz | Coronavirus | Dashboard". covid19.admin.ch (in German). Retrieved 4 September 2021.

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