CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert Week 3.2022

Switzerland / January 20, 2022

Extension of COVID-19-measures, reduction of duration of certificates, isolations, and quarantines

The Swiss Federal Government decided on January 19, 2022, to extend the current COVID-19-measures, such as the 2Gplus rule for certain indoor areas of restaurants and bars, cultural and leisure facilities, and events, until March 31, 2022. The Home-Office obligation has been temporarily extended until February 28, 2022.

The Federal Government also decided to reduce the validity period of Covid-19-certificates for vaccinated and recovered persons from 365 to 270 days as of January 31, 2022. The duration of isolation and quarantine was already reduced on January 12, 2022 from ten to five days. To end an isolation, the affected people must be symptom-free for 48 hours.