The peak of Switzerland's coronavirus epidemic could stretch into later this spring or summer, the head of the Swiss government's communicable diseases division said on Tuesday, as the country's death toll continued to rise.
A health worker takes a test from a person in a car at a drive-in test center for tests on coronavirus disease , next to the sign that reads:"Look ahead, don't turn head!", in Luzern, Switzerland March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
The number of dead rose to 373, the country’s public health agency said, up from 295 people on Monday. The number of positive tests increased to 16,176 from 15,575, it said. “We’re counting on an epidemic wave that will have not only a swelling aspect, but also one that wanes, and will not last for years, but rather has a visible time horizon,” Koch told a press conference in Lucerne. “We’re expecting that this wave will be over some time in spring summer.”
Health Minister Alain Berset warned, however, that extraordinary measures to contain the virus would remain in force for some time, since vulnerable groups still need to be protected even once the number of infections began to subside.
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