On Sunday, November 28, the Swiss will vote for the Covid-19 Act for the second time in less than two months. This law regulates not only the financial assistance for cultural and gastronomic institutions, but also the use of covid certificates, which works in the same way as in other EU member states.

Without this law, the so-called 3G rule (vaccinated, screened and tested) could no longer be applied in gastronomy and during cultural events.

Current polls show that citizens will not vote against the law in this referendum, but opponents are currently quite successful in the campaign against measures to combat the pandemic.

AP in its report suggests that if the Swiss give the green light to the coyote confirmations on Sunday, it could facilitate the government's work in efforts against the pandemic.

Fifth wave

Earlier this week, Swiss health officials insisted on a growing "fifth wave" in the Alpine country, where rates are stagnating at about two-thirds of the population, as well as in hard-hit Austria and Germany.

The infection rate has increased in recent weeks. The seven-day average number of cases in Switzerland rose to more than 5.200 daily from mid-October to mid-November, more than fivefold. However, the federal government has not responded to the new restrictive measures. Analysts say the government does not want to provoke further opposition to its policy against the pawn pandemic, which faces a crucial test this weekend as critics grow louder.

Among the most vocal are members of the national-conservative Swiss People's Party (SPP), which has vehemently opposed the introduction of covidates.

The party is pushing for the repeal of measures that make it difficult for unvaccinated people to move, and so that the Swiss can travel abroad without confirmation, a SPE politician this week proposed concluding bilateral agreements with EU partners. It would be a process that could take months, and until agreements are reached, freedom of movement can be very difficult for the Swiss.