No cap limit as Switzerland clears return of major shows

The Swiss live music industry finally has a date for the return of events with more than 1,000 people, paving the way for a return to “something like normality” in 2021

Swiss health minister Alain Berset addresses media © Der Schweizerische Bundesrat

Events with more than 1,000 people will once again be permitted in Switzerland from 1 October, the country’s governing Federal Council has announced.

The ban on “major” events (ie those with a capacity of over 1,000) – originally introduced in late February and extended in April – was due to expire on 31 August but will be extended another month, until the end of September, after which large-scale live events may return, councillors Simonetta Sommaruga, Alain Berset and Guy Parmelin announced…

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