Thread by @t_kurz

Federal Councillor @alain_berset on reopening, the #3rdWave, individual responsibility, and #LongCovid at the 12 March press conference:

All different scenarios for reopening modeled by the @SwissScience_TF and the ETHZ come to the same conclusion: We have to expect a 3rd wave.

This is not the best time for reopening, given the epidemiological situation.

But because we had an evolution of our strategy, it seems possible to us to consider openings despite this very unstable situation as long as we are extremely careful in our individual actions.

This is the first time that we reopen while the numbers go up. Normally we did the opposite.

Since the beginning of this year we're trying an evolution of that strategy, it is based on risks, which is why it's important that everybody participates.

#Eigenverantwortung #GoodLuck

Now we know that a considerable part of those who will get the disease will have medium or even long term problems. It's called #LongCovid and it affects about 20-25% of people including teenagers and children.

If we let the disease spread, we risk long-term health consequences.

The «Risk-Based Strategy», @alain_berset, March 19:

The rise in infections is not unexpected. We should in fact not open but shut down even harder like our neighbors. But it seems to us that we can try a different strategy, because we want to be able to reopen and to live again.