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by CaptainZapp 2309 days ago
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.

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I’m pretty sure the agreement allows for temporary border controls in the event of serious emergencies.

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.

The agreement does allow for that.

But I don't think that the situation calls for a full throttled shut everything down, oj! wie is mir, panic.

Since I travelled to Asia 3 1/2 weeks ago I was quite concerned and very abreast with valid information. So I mostly referred to the one reasonable source[1].

In no instance have they suggested any bans on travel or trade. And frankly, I put more stock into the opinion of the WHO than, say, Mike Pence'.

In addition I'm travelling from a country were the risk of infection is lower than if I travelled from neighboring Italy.

That's not to say that I'm blasé about the issue. If I would feel any slight symtoms I'd immediately contact my doc, relay my travel history and do whatever is required. Legally and morally.

Full throttle panic in the line of The end is nigh, shut down all borders! is, if anything, extremely counter productive.

[1] https://www.who.int/