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20 minutes – Coronavirus: the Ticino economy on the lookout

At the forefront of the spread of the coronavirus in northern Italy, Ticino has – for the time being in any case – not considered it opportune to put in place restrictive measures, and this while almost 68,000 workers residing in the most affected transalpine region cross the border of the Italian-speaking canton daily, or more than one in four workers.

Our members have not reported any particular problem to us and the situation is currently under control, said Tuesday AWP the director of the Ticino Chamber of Commerce (Cc-Ti) Luca Albertoni, who considers the current arrangements appropriate.

However, if the situation were to deteriorate, certain labor-intensive sectors would be more exposed than others, the image of the hotel, catering, construction, industry, crafts, health services. (hospitals and EMS).

To date, we have received a dozen telephone calls, said Monday evening Stefano Modenini, director of the Association of Ticino Industries (Aiti). Clearly, companies are awaiting information, he said at the microphone of the RSI.

The responsible of the fatire invites companies to stick to official information rather than that conveyed by social networks. For information, the Aiti sent its approximately 200 members a circular electronically.

Preventive measures

To minimize the risk, some companies have taken preventive measures, for example by promoting home work for certain employees, in particular those residing in risk regions. This is particularly the case for the elevator manufacturer Schindler or the specialist in precision instruments Mikron.

In production-related activities, there are currently no specific provisions, said Modenini. The Swatch group, which employs around 600 people in Ticino at its Stabio and Genestrerio sites, has opted for physical measurements. We control the temperature of the employees, said the clockmaker BSI RSI, stressing that we have not encountered any problems so far.

Monday afternoon, the authorities of Ticino announced during a press point their decision, on the basis of the report of a cantonal coordination group, not to impose the slightest restriction on public events, schools, bars and restaurants, contrary to what certain Italian regions have decided.

(Nxp / ats)

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