Mr or Mat, the Federal Council recommends that organisers arrange an event with 150 people or more, with the Directorate of Health contact. How does the Canton of Zurich, with the recommendation?
In the Canton of Zurich may take place events up to a maximum of 1000 persons. A consultation with the health Directorate to the Risk assessment is not necessary. There are in the Canton of Zurich it is simply too many events with 150 to 1000 participants. We would not be able to provide for all of a permit.

record organizer addresses of the visitors?
The Directorate of Health, the power of no requirements.

What do you advise older people aged 65 years and over, if they want to attend an event?
you belong to the risk groups. If you can, you should dispense with the visit of events.

And how to behave younger people up to 30 years? May you go safely in a Disco?
We recommend to visit, to slow the spread of the Virus .

How does the Directorate of Health, the situation in the Canton of Zurich currently?
The situation is serious, but there is no reason to panic.

How many confirmed cases there are in Canton?
Around 20.

What would you recommend to the organizers?
For the operator to apply the recommendations of the Directorate of Health, which should be strictly observed. So no events should be carried out with Participants from particularly affected areas, such as Italy, China, South Korea or Iran. And events with many people in closed rooms, in which there is close physical contact, are not to be carried out.

most at risk is recommended at the Moment, not events. These are persons aged 65 and over and persons, which have in particular the following disorders: hypertension, Diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, disorders, and therapies that weaken the immune system, and cancer.

Yesterday evening, the health Directors, among them councillor Natalie Rickli, with Federal councillor Alain Berset came together and discussed measures to be taken. In the Canton of Zurich has changed but nothing?
nothing has Changed. We have supplemented the recommendations of the vulnerable people, the events should stay away. In addition, the organizers will make the visitors on protection measures, such as keep your Distance carefully. People who feel sick should stay home.

Created: 05.03.2020, 13:17 PM