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Switzerland Country Report
Switzerland is a Confederation composed of 26 state-like bodies referred to as Cantons. As a federal system, Switzerland's governance of health-related matters is normally managed at the Cantonal level. At the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Federal government opted to centralize the response by enacting the 2016 Epidemics Act. This Epidemics Act gives latitude to the Federal government to declare a health crisis to be an “extraordinary situation”, allowing it to take conservatory measures. On 16 March 2020, the Federal Council acted unilaterally in by deciding to implement the strictest measures ever to be taken on a national level during a time of peace, with measures including “semi-lockdowns,” closures of schools, bars, restaurants, and non-essential shops, among others. As of June 2020, Cantonal governments regained more localized control over the management of the pandemic. In addition to the Epidemics Act, the Swiss parliament passed the Federal COVID-19 Act on 25 September 2020. The Federal COVID-19 Act added additional regulations and limitations to the Federal Council's powers and responsibilities in managing the epidemic so that the regular legal channels, such as the Swiss parliament, would not be overlooked for future decision-making. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Switzerland had one preparedness plan primarily related to potential influenza pandemics, the latest Swiss Influenza Pandemic Plan established in 2018. This pandemic plan found legal basis in the Swiss Epidemics Act (2016) and had clearly delineated responsibilities delegated between different levels of governance (federal and cantonal) and different health authorities and actors. However, the Influenza Pandemic Plan did not foresee a crisis that would be long-lasting and instead included provisions for short-term mitigation measures. Early on in the epidemic, several measures in the Plan were put in place, such as a "semi-lockdown" on 16 March 2020. All shops, restaurants, and bars were closed, while food stores and health ...
Switzerland Country Report
Switzerland is a Confederation composed of 26 state-like bodies referred to as Cantons. As a federal system, Switzerland's governance of health-related matters is normally managed at the Cantonal level. At the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Federal government opted to centralize the response by enacting the 2016 Epidemics Act. This Epidemics Act gives latitude to the Federal government to declare a health crisis to be an “extraordinary situation”, allowing it to take conservatory measures. On 16 March 2020, the Federal Council acted unilaterally in by deciding to implement the strictest measures ever to be taken on a national level during a time of peace, with measures including “semi-lockdowns,” closures of schools, bars, restaurants, and non-essential shops, among others. As of June 2020, Cantonal governments regained more localized control over the management of the pandemic. In addition to the Epidemics Act, the Swiss parliament passed the Federal COVID-19 Act on 25 September 2020. The Federal COVID-19 Act added additional regulations and limitations to the Federal Council's powers and responsibilities in managing the epidemic so that the regular legal channels, such as the Swiss parliament, would not be overlooked for future decision-making. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Switzerland had one preparedness plan primarily related to potential influenza pandemics, the latest Swiss Influenza Pandemic Plan established in 2018. This pandemic plan found legal basis in the Swiss Epidemics Act (2016) and had clearly delineated responsibilities delegated between different levels of governance (federal and cantonal) and different health authorities and actors. However, the Influenza Pandemic Plan did not foresee a crisis that would be long-lasting and instead included provisions for short-term mitigation measures. Early on in the epidemic, several measures in the Plan were put in place, such as a "semi-lockdown" on 16 March 2020. All shops, restaurants, and bars were closed, while food stores and health ...
Switzerland Country Report
Deml, Michael (author) / Dupras, Alexandrine (author) / Clerc, Jimmy (author) / Kompani, Kamyar (author) / Kroepfli, Claudine Sambath (author) / Comrie, Emma (author) / Bourrier, Mathilde (author)
2021-01-01
Book
Electronic Resource
English
DDC:
710
UB Braunschweig
UB Braunschweig