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Zurich mayor calls for compulsory masks in shops and public buildings

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Zurich mayor calls for compulsory masks in shops and public buildings
Restaurant zum Kropf in Zurich, Switzerland. Photo by Arie Wubben on Unsplash

Due to a rise in case numbers, Zurich mayor Corine Mauch has called for a compulsory mask requirement to be introduced in Switzerland’s most populous canton.

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Speaking with the NZZ am Sonntag, Mauch said “we have to act before we lose control”. 

“We would like to take further measures”. 

Mauch warned that the canton was facing a crucial moment and that a mask requirement should be put in place before authorities “lose control” of the virus. 

“We must remain vigilant and careful. In this respect, the mask also has a symbolic meaning. It makes the presence of the virus visible,” she said. 

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From Monday, August 24th, masks will be required in shops, restaurants and some schools in Basel City. 

Basel City became the first German-speaking canton - and the fifth after Geneva, Vaud, Neuchâtel and Jura - to put in place the mask requirement in shops. 

Masks have been required on public transport in all Swiss cantons since July 6th. 

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Anonymous 2020/08/23 14:23
For christ sakes what are they waiting for?!? Home office for those who can too.

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