These are the corona hotspots in the canton of Basel-Landschaft

At the Starwings Birsfelden basketball club, a total of four players and a coach tested positive for the new corona virus, the Department of Economics and Health announced. A quarantine of ten days was ordered for all players and coaches who were in closer contact with those who tested positive. The Starwings players played against a team from BC Arlesheim last Saturday.

The likelihood of a transmission to BC Arlesheim players during the game will be classified as low by the health department. For this reason, no quarantine will be ordered for the players of this team. In contrast, the canton medical service determined the following procedure. All BC Arlesheim players who were in action at the match mentioned must be tested with a swab after five days. If a player develops symptoms in the next two weeks, he or she should immediately contact a doctor for clarification.

In various schools in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, isolated pupils tested positive for Corona. In all of these cases, this has no consequences for the school, as the virus was discovered during the holidays, the management continues. A teacher at the Oberwil secondary school tested positive. After close contact, three classes and two other teachers were placed in quarantine.

There was a first corona case in the Baselland vocational training center in Liestal. The infection took place outside the school and the learner had no contact with fellow learners, so there was no quarantine for the class. There was a second corona case at the Baselland vocational training center at the Muttenz location. The protection concept in the school was adhered to during lessons. Therefore, the teachers do not have to be quarantined. However, the students in the class met privately without maintaining a distance of 1.5 meters and therefore have to be in quarantine.

A resident tested positive at the Feldreben Federal Asylum Center in Muttenz. The protection concept of the asylum center stipulates that a distance of 1.5 meters is always maintained. In addition, everyone always wears a mask. As a precautionary measure, all residents and all employees are being tested and are in quarantine from today.

A carer in the Opalinus home for the disabled in Gelterkinden tested positive for Covid-19. As a precaution, the residents stay on site until the result of their test is available. We are currently aware of a positive case in a resident of a Basel-based retirement and nursing home.

There are currently four people with Covid-19 in hospital in the Basel area. 167 people who tested positive are in isolation, 804 people are in quarantine. 450 people in quarantine are returning travelers. The number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the past 14 days amounts to 92.2 new infections. (szm)