And the authorities explained in a statement that the two infected people “are in close family contact with an infected person returning from a trip from South Africa.”
The authorities indicated that the action they had taken “is the first measure of this magnitude” in Switzerland since the detection of the mutant Omicron.
“It is necessary to slow down the entry of the mutant into our territory. And when it is detected, it is also necessary to reduce transmission in Switzerland as much as possible,” she said.
The quarantine will last ten days, and students and professors at the school near Geneva will have to take PCR tests.
Their families will also have to undergo tests to detect any infections with the omicron, which was first discovered in South Africa at the end of November.
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