Official figures showed Switzerland's success in halving the number of cases of the new Coronavirus, without imposing any closures or restrictions on people or markets, as most countries of the world did .
According to Arabiya Net, daily new infections have halved since the beginning of November, although bars, restaurants, gyms and sports remain open in most parts of the country.
Observers considered these numbers a victory for the special Swiss method adopted by Swiss government doctors, according to a report published by the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph.
Instead of issuing a general lockdown order, Switzerland allowed regions to take their own measures and only in the hardest hit areas were strict restrictions imposed, but some said success in Switzerland was exorbitant The price, after the country witnessed some of the highest death rates in Europe, according to the Daily Telegraph.
Switzerland was described as the new Sweden after it refused to follow Britain and other countries in the second lockdown imposed last month, as the Swiss government imposed minimal restrictions at the national level , Including a ban on gathering more than 10 people for private gatherings, a curfew at 11 pm for restaurants, and the mandatory use of face masks in crowded areas.
and local governments in Switzerland were allowed to determine their own restrictions at the local level, while some, such as Geneva, ordered a complete closure, while other major cities such as Zurich and Bern allowed restaurants and cafes Bars and gyms stay open all the time. P>
However, new infections have decreased dramatically in more than the countries under lockdown. On November 5, Switzerland recorded 10,128 new cases and 26.2% of the tests were positive, but after just over three weeks, on November 27, new cases fell to 4,312 and positive tests fell to 15.8%.
Thomas Stephen, a medical advisor to the Swiss government, said that the Swiss special method had succeeded. He added: The slowdown reversed the direction of the injury. Now we have to stick to it.
He considered that the development of the past few weeks was positive, but we should not fool ourselves ... The decrease in infections was observed mainly in provinces with a large number of cases in the previous. These areas have taken additional measures.
It is indicated that Switzerland is currently facing a confrontation with other European governments ...