Sunday, August 04, 2024
Published: Sunday, Aug 4th 2024, 05:10
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XXX: This and more can be found in the Sunday papers. The headlines in unverified reports:
"SonntagsBlick":
Restraint belts and bed rails have not disappeared from Swiss care homes. Across Switzerland, at least 3,300 senior citizens had a bed rail in 2021, as SonntagsBlick wrote based on data from the Federal Office of Public Health in 2021. Around 680 people were restrained with a belt. The majority of homes did not use these measures, which are only permitted in exceptional cases. However, 80 of the 1,300 homes surveyed restricted ten percent of residents. In 15 homes, belts and bed rails were used for 20 to 50 percent of residents. Private care homes in French-speaking Switzerland and Ticino in particular resorted to the measures, the newspaper wrote.
"NZZ am Sonntag":
None of the Swiss hospitals examined in a study has proven to be viable. The "NZZ am Sonntag" quoted the consulting firm PWC from its study on the healthcare sector as saying that the challenges were "unknown to the current extent". According to the study, the median Ebitar margin was 3.6 percent. This is the lowest it has been since the introduction of the new hospital financing system in 2012. In order to be profitable, an operating profit margin of 10 percent before deductions would have to be achieved. The main reason for the financial imbalance is that tariffs have not covered costs for years.
"NZZ am Sonntag":
The Zurich cantonal police have submitted an application to the Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) for the surveillance of persons refusing to submit to the state. This was revealed by the "NZZ am Sonntag" in a document from the FIS. The newspaper wrote that such a verification procedure would entail a high level of intelligence service surveillance of the persons concerned. The intelligence service would then be allowed to obtain "all necessary information", including on the exercise of freedom of expression and freedom of assembly. Normally, the FIS is prohibited from doing this. Denying the state means that the state is considered illegitimate or a private company. The FIS did not wish to comment on the request from Zurich.
"SonntagsBlick":
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has opened an investigation following an explosion on the Ruag site in Schattdorf UR. The criminal investigation is being conducted against persons unknown on the grounds of endangerment by explosives and toxic gases without criminal intent and serious negligent bodily harm, as the Office of the Attorney General confirmed to "SonntagsBlick". Two years ago, a grenade from a mine launcher exploded in Schattdorf. Several people were injured, some of them seriously. According to Ruag, it reviewed the processes following the accident. The armaments company "fulfilled its obligations as an employer at all times". The employees were not to blame either.
"SonntagsZeitung":
In its appeal in the Pierin Vincenz case, the Zurich public prosecutor's office has accused the High Court of distorting quotes, among other things. The trial was annulled without objective reasons, wrote the public prosecutor's office in a complaint to the Federal Supreme Court, which was submitted to the "SonntagsZeitung". The annulment of the verdict was a delaying tactic. Not wanting to decide on the merits of the case was tantamount to a "denial of justice". The public prosecutor's office had already announced in February that it did not accept the high court's decision to dismiss the case of former Raiffeisen boss Vincenz. According to the newspaper, a ruling from the Federal Supreme Court is expected by the end of the year.
"NZZ am Sonntag":
Federal Councillor Albert Rösti has criticized the opinion piece on the EU debate by his Federal Councillor colleague Beat Jans. It is important to respect the lead in a dossier, Rösti told the "NZZ am Sonntag". Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis was responsible for this issue. It would also be detrimental to the negotiations to continue the debate in public. Brussels would be reading along. According to Jans, he informed Cassis before publishing the opinion piece in the "Neue Zürcher Zeitung". He had discussed the text with the negotiating delegation, but not with the entire Federal Council. The negotiations were not disrupted by the article, he said.
"SonntagsBlick":
Open-air swimming pools in German-speaking Switzerland are likely to have a worse swimming season than last year. In Basel and Zurich, visitor numbers have plummeted by around 60 percent, according to SonntagsBlick. In Bern, St. Gallen and Aargau, only half as many guests have come to the outdoor pools as last year. Even a glorious late summer could not save the season, the newspaper wrote. The catering businesses in the open-air pools are also suffering. In the canton of Zug, a drop in turnover of around 20 percent is already expected.
"SonntagsZeitung":
The Swiss economy has become less dependent on Germany since the coronavirus pandemic. Switzerland's gross domestic product has grown by almost eight percent since the end of 2020, according to the SonntagsZeitung newspaper. German economic output, on the other hand, has only grown by 2.5 percent. The saying "when Germany coughs, Switzerland gets the flu" is no longer true. Twenty years ago, more than 20 percent of exports went to the northern neighboring country, today it is only 15 percent of exports. The real estate sector, the financial industry and tourism are also less dependent on Germany.
"SonntagsZeitung":
In contrast to retailers abroad, Swiss stores have hardly catered to the needs of people with autism. More and more stores in neighboring countries are introducing the Silent Hour, as the SonntagsZeitung wrote. The music is switched off in the meantime, the lights are dimmed and the shelves are not put away. In Switzerland, this offer is available in 13 Spar stores. Coop announced that it wanted to test the Silent Hour, but decided against it due to internal considerations in the "wider context of the topic of inclusion". Other retailers were not planning a quiet hour. According to estimates by the Autism Switzerland association, around 1 to 3 percent of the Swiss population belong to the autism spectrum.
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