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Swiss Try Light Touch Virus Curbs in Effort to Keep Economy Open
- Switzerland resists lockdown even as infection rates surge
- Steps contrast with neighboring countries’ stricter curbs
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Switzerland is resisting a lockdown to stem the second wave of the coronavirus -- even as infection rates surpass those in neighboring France and Germany.
The debt-averse Swiss government is desperately trying to keep the economy open and has so far opted for a lighter touch: expanding mandatory mask-wearing, limiting the number of people that can gather privately or publicly and closing nightclubs. It has stopped short of shutting restaurants and bars.