Thread by @CoppetainPU

The situation in Switzerland will determine whether/when an in-person WTO Ministerial Conference can be scheduled.

What is the situation in 🇨🇭?

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https://twitter.com/CoppetainPU/status/1486030241793462279

1. Case numbers continue to rise, but hospitalisations and deaths seem to have peaked and are a bit lower in 🇨🇭.

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2. Omicron is now almost 90% of cases detected in 🇨🇭. Does that partly explain why cases are still rising but hospitalisations and deaths have eased?

The vaccination rates are not great—68% with two doses, 38% boosted. Much better among over-65s.

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3. There is much more testing too. Does this partly explain the continuing rise in case numbers in 🇨🇭?

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“Switzerland will extend until the end of February coronavirus quarantine and work-from-home rules and plans to keep until the end of March other curbs on public life it tightened last month, the government announced on January 19.”

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The Omicron wave has stagnated at a high level. New infections mainly affect young people and workers. “Canton Ticino and Lake Geneva are currently the worst-affected regions. Masserey said the number of cases would probably increase but more slowly.”

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