Switzerland will allow events of up to 1,000 people again from next week, the government announced on Friday. “As of Monday, June 22, the measures put in place to tackle the coronavirus will for the most part be lifted. Only the ban on large-scale events will remain in place until the end of August,” according to the cabinet.

More than 31,000 people have tested positive for the virus and 1,680 have died since the first case was reported in late February, Reuters reported.

New cases have dwindled to a few dozen a day, allowing Switzerland to reopen schools, shops and borders with fellow member states of the Schengen passport-free travel zone as life returns to near-normal. However, the economy, like many others, is in a sharp recession.

Citing the scientific information and experience from managing the first wave, “the current situation is no longer comparable to the situation at the beginning of the year,” the government said.

Source: RT