Measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Switzerland

<p>Since February 25, 2020 Switzerland has been affected by COVID-19. Modelling predictions show that this pandemic will not stop on its own and that stringent migitation strategies are needed. Switzerland has implemented a series of measures both at cantonal and federal level. On March 16, 2020 the Federal Council of Switzerland declared &ldquo;extraordinary situation&rdquo; and introduced a series of stringent measures. This includes the closure of schools, restaurants, bars, businesses with close contact (e.g. hair dressers), entertainment or leisure facilities. Incoming cross-border mobility from specific countries is also restricted to Swiss citizens, residency holders or work commuters. As of March 20, 2020 mass gatherings of more than five people are also banned. Already in early March various cantons had started to ban events of various sizes and have restricted or banned access to short- and long-term care facilites and day care centers.&nbsp;</p> <p>The aim of this project is to collect and categorize these control measures implemented and provide a continously updated data set, which can be used for modelling or visualization purposes. Please use the newest version available.&nbsp;</p> <p>We collect the date/duration and level of the most important measures taken in response to COVID-19 from official cantonal and federal press releases. A description of the measures, the levels as well as the newest version of data dataset can be found <a href="https://github.com/baffelli/covid-2019-measures">here</a>.&nbsp;</p>