GENEVA, April 22 – RIA Novosti, Elizabeth Isakov. Economic loss to Switzerland from the closure of stores in connection with COVID-19 amounted to about 30 billion francs, said at a briefing in Bern, the head of the Federal Department of Finance (the Minister) Ueli Maurer.
“According to experts, the economic losses amount to 5 billion a week. And the longer we delay the opening of stores, the more expensive it will cost our country,” he said.
the Restrictive measures were imposed by the government on 13 March and intensified on 16 March to close all stores, except food. The authorities refused to complete the closure of the country with strict quarantine, as was done in neighboring Italy and France.
In total, the food stores are closed in the sixth week.
Previously, the government of Switzerland decided on April 27 to begin the gradual lifting of restrictive measures imposed in connection with the novel coronavirus. According to the authorities, these measures have borne fruit, and the Confederation was able to reduce the prevalence of the disease and to avoid overflow hospitals. The removal of the bans will be carried out in three stages: from April 27, may 11 and June 8.
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