Authorities still have time to decide: there are no direct flights expected from China in the next fortnight.

Swiss Politicians Call For China Covid Test Requirement

2023-01-08 02:06:15

Various politicians from across the party spectrum want to follow European neighbours in imposing stricter travel rules, newspapers report on Sunday.

This content was published on January 8, 2023 - 12:24 January 8, 2023 - 12:24 Keystone-SDA/SWI/dos

Ahead of a likely government decision on Wednesday, the weekend press cites politicians from all major Swiss parties in favour of a negative test obligation for travellers from China, where coronavirus numbers are spiking.

“We should move to strictly control the borders now, otherwise we'll have to bring in preventive measures in Switzerland later,” Thomas Aeschi of the Swiss People's Party (the country's biggest) told the NZZ am Sonntag.

So far Swiss authorities have held off on such a requirement. A European Union recommendation earlier this week prompted various countries to introduce the measure, and now all of Switzerland's immediate neighbours – Austria, France, Germany, and Italy – have a negative test rule.

Lukas Engelberger, president of Switzerland's Conference of Cantonal Health Directors, told the NZZ am Sonntag that Switzerland should act“as much as possible” in coordination with other EU states.

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