Swiss voters approve COVID-19 restrictions as infections rise

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Swiss voters appeared set Sunday to approve by a clear margin legislation which introduced a special COVID-19 certificate that lets only people who have been vaccinated, recovered or tested negative attend public events and gatherings.

BERLIN -- Swiss voters on Sunday gave clear backing to legislation that introduced a system with special COVID-19 certificates under which only people who have been vaccinated, recovered or tested negative can attend public events and gatherings.

The vote on the country's "COVID-19 law," which also has unlocked billions of Swiss francs in aid for workers and businesses hit by the pandemic, came as Switzerland -- like many other nations in Europe -- faces a steep rise in coronavirus cases.The Swiss federal government, unlike others, hasn't responded with new restrictions.

Of the country's 26 cantons , only two -- Schwyz and Appenzell Innerrhoden, both conservative rural regions in eastern Switzerland -- voted against the legislation. Turnout on Sunday was 65.7 per cent, unusually high for a country that holds referendums several times a year.

 

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