The epidemiological situation no longer allows the government to lift restrictions on recreation or business, Health Minister Alain Berses said.
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Instead, only one restriction will be relaxed – now it will be possible to gather ten people for outdoor private events, instead of five as before.
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Meanwhile, restaurants and event organizers are demanding the lifting of restrictions so that they can start organizing activities.
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In Friday, 1,750 new cases of coronavirus were registered in the last 24 hours, and the number of cases per 100,000 population exceeds 200 in the last 14 days.
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A decision will now be taken in mid-April on whether to allow dining at outdoor restaurants and lift restrictions on cultural and sporting activities.
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The government hopes to make progress on the vaccination campaign by then. By Friday, 4.6% of the Swiss population had received both doses of the vaccine.
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