Government attacked for Covid strategy

Thursday, 18 March 2021 06:38

The government is under attack on all sides for its Covid-19 strategy.

The health minister Alain Berset says the best way out of the pandemic is to vaccinate.

The right-wing Swiss People’s Party says the current restrictions on businesses are too tight and the government is racking up debts.

The centre parties say the vaccine roll-out should be co-ordinated with the EU to allow for travel and left-wing parties say the government should suspend intellectual property rights on the vaccines to allow cheaper access for poorer countries.

The government is due to announce its plans for further lifting restrictions tomorrow. But Berset is warning infection rates are climbing.

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