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Keystone
![How many cases are there? The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) had to correct the number of new infections on Saturday from 98 to 58.]()
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How many cases are there? The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) had to correct the number of new infections on Saturday from 98 to 58.
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DUKAS
![The reason was an incorrect number from a laboratory.]()
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The reason was an incorrect number from a laboratory.
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Keystone
![The BAG has not cut a good figure when it comes to data collection.]()
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The BAG has not cut a good figure when it comes to data collection.
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Thomas Meier
![According to BAG data from Saturday, there are now a total of 30,572 laboratory-confirmed cases in Switzerland.]()
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According to BAG data from Saturday, there are now a total of 30,572 laboratory-confirmed cases in Switzerland.
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![Briefly published - then deleted again: BAG tweet with 98 cases.]()
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Briefly published – then deleted again: BAG tweet with 98 cases.
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Has the number of new infections actually doubled a week after the lockdown started to loosen? The Federal Office of Public Health reported 98 new infections on Saturday morning – almost twice as much as the day before.
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But: Everything is half as wild, but a short time later the BAG denies again: The number of 98 new infections is wrong, in fact only 58 new corona cases were recorded – seven more than the previous day
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Wrong laboratory numbers were to blame
The breakdown is embarrassing for the BAG, as it has so far not done well in the corona crisis regarding digitization. Among other things, there was talk that some of the doctors’ infection reports were still to be sent by fax.
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![Briefly published - then deleted again: BAG tweet with 98 cases.]()
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Briefly published – then deleted again: BAG tweet with 98 cases.
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The fault was not caused by a paper jam in the fax machine. “We got the wrong numbers from a laboratory,” says a spokesman for the BAG to BLICK. How it could happen is unclear.
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30,572 laboratory confirmed cases
The BAG announced 51 newly registered cases on Friday, 50 on Thursday and between 30 and 40 within a day since Monday.
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According to BAG data from Saturday, there are now a total of 30,572 laboratory-confirmed cases in Switzerland. The case numbers are subject to a weekly fluctuation with lower numbers at the weekend.
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