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Calls to adapt the quarantine and isolation policy are mounting ahead of a meeting by the Swiss government. Keystone/Patrick B. Kraemer
Swiss health experts say they expect the number of Covid infections to peak within the next two weeks and recommend reviewing the quarantine policy.
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“We could get to the peak within one to three weeks if contacts among people stay on the same level,” said Tanja Stadler of the Covid science task force at a news conference on Tuesday.
“The cases will double every eight to ten days,' she said.“As a result between ten and 30% of the population will be infected with Covid.'
She added that up to 300 new patients might have to be admitted to intensive care units and many more to regular hospital care.
Absent from work
Virginie Masserey of the Federal Office of Public Health said hospitals had to prepare to deal with the extra inflow of patients.
At the peak, 10-15% of the active population could be absent from work to quarantine and isolation, she said.
Confirmed new Covid infections have soared in Switzerland over the past two weeks, reaching a seven-day average of more than 24,600 cases on Tuesday.
“This is unprecedented level,” she said, adding that the real figure of infections is likely to be considerably higher as the authorities are struggling to maintain testing and contact tracing capacities.
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