Corona: Federal Council decides on cautious opening step
As of Monday, March 1, 2021, stores, museums and library reading rooms can reopen, as can the outdoor areas of sports and recreation facilities, zoos and botanical gardens. Teenagers and young adults up to 20 years of age may resume most sports and cultural activities.
The Federal Council is easing cautiously. Because of the new, more contagious virus variants, the situation remains fragile. The first opening step from March 1 essentially involves activities in which mask and distance can be guaranteed. Now all stores can reopen, but the number of customers will be limited. Museums and reading rooms of archives and libraries can also reopen.
The outdoor areas of zoos, botanical gardens and recreational facilities are accessible again, but with mask, distance as well as limited capacity. Also accessible again are outdoor sports facilities such as artificial ice rinks, tennis courts, soccer fields and athletics stadiums. Outdoor crowds and gatherings of family and friends are permitted with a maximum of 15 people. For young people up to 20 years of age, competitions in all sports and concerts without an audience are again permitted. The Federal Council, however, refrains from opening restaurant terraces in view of the fragile epidemiological situation.
If the epidemic situation develops positively in the coming weeks, the Federal Council also plans to consider opening indoor areas of restaurants and other indoor activities, as well as face-to-face classes at universities, for March 22, according to a news release.
Source: the Federal Council
