On Friday, the Federal Council will decide on new corona measures – including in ski areas. Despite protests from mountain regions, Health Minister Alain Berset can count on the help of the cantons.
Will there soon be an upper capacity limit for ski resorts? The Federal Council will discuss this on Friday.
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Protests formed against the plans of Health Minister Alain Berset.
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Berset receives support from the cantons.
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On Friday, the Federal Council will discuss possible restrictions on ski areas.
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A majority of the cantons support a guest limit, as the consultation shows.
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This positive response could make it easier for Alain Berset to find a majority in the Federal Council.
Possible restrictions on ski areas have been discussed in Switzerland for days – the Federal Council is now discussing this at its meeting on Friday. Alain Berset’s plans, which were made public at the beginning of the week, for example, provide for an upper capacity limit in ski regions. Protests formed against these plans – in mountain cantons, affected industries and among numerous bourgeois politicians.
However, it is primarily the attitude of the cantons that is politically decisive. As the “Tages-Anzeiger” writes, support for the health minister comes from here. “Most of the cantons support a guest limit for ski resorts, as the number of cases across Switzerland is not developing as we would like,” says the Basel government councilor Lukas Engelberger, who presides over the conference of cantonal health directors. The cantons that resisted “represent a minority”. According to the report, this statement is supported by a source in the federal administration.
A canton called for all slopes to be closed
In the consultation process, which ended on Wednesday, a majority of the cantons spoke out in favor of restrictions in ski areas. One canton even pleaded for the complete closure of all slopes.
This positive response could make it easier for Berset to find a majority in the Federal Council. The Minister of Health should also propose variants for setting guest limits that are more compatible with the ideas of those responsible for tourism. A decision by the Federal Council is still difficult to predict.
The new Corona measures are being negotiated between the federal government and the cantons – nothing has been decided yet. According to the preliminary draft, which is available for 20 minutes, Federal Councilor Alain Berset is planning restrictions on ski areas from December 9, including a maximum capacity.
In addition, new measures are planned in the private sector. According to this, singing in the non-professional area should only be allowed in family circles. The Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) is also planning to limit private meetings to two households from December 9th to 23rd.
The home office recommendation for companies should become more binding. Companies should be obliged to let their employees work from home “as much as possible”.
As an exception, the Federal Council wants to relax the curfew that applies across Switzerland until 11 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. Restaurants and bars do not have to close until 1 a.m. on the night of December 31st to January 1st.
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