| The rational, and actually communicated suchly, was that they had to draw a line somewhere. And it's not that smaller events automatically go forward, but that the cantons, where those events happen, together with the organizers need to perform a risk assessment and decide if the event can go forward. > More effective might be barring all international travelers as extreme as that would be. No it wouldn't for a variety of reasons. For starters, Switzerland is an extremely interconnected country and dependent on such connections. In addition It's part of the Schengen agreement and just shutting down all borders with its neighbors is legally, let alone logistically not feasible (and, IMO, not desirable). Also, what do you do with citizens who have a legal right to return to the country at any time. Throw 'em all into quarantine camps? I think that the governments reaction is heavy, but overall measured and reasonable. But sure, as a Swiss citizen flying home from Bangkok tomorrow you may accuse me of being biased. |
For people en-route, yes quarantine upon arrival would be the right thing to do, in the least self quarantine at home with proper precautions.