At its meeting on 27 January, the Federal Council took a range of decisions to further contain and overcome the coronavirus pandemic, including:
- From 1 February 2021: Anyone contravening the measures to fight the epidemic will be committing an offence; persons who fail to comply with the rules may be fined between 50 and 200 francs, depending on the offence.
- From 8 February 2021: On arrival, persons arriving in Switzerland from a country or region with a high risk of infection must present valid proof of a negative PCR test result that is no more than 72 hours old. All persons arriving by air even from a country that is not considered high risk must be able to show a negative PCR test result before boarding the plane.
- From 8 February 2021: From now on, all persons arriving from abroad by air, boat, bus or train must complete an online form on arrival. With this information, cases of infection can be identified more easily and transmission chains broken more rapidly.
Further information on the measures currently in force can be found on the FOPH website.