I can categorically state I am disappointed in the Swiss.


As per previous post my 10 days finished yesterday. Freeeeedom!


However, I spent 10 days waiting for a knock at the door by the authorities. Or a phone call. Or email. Even a text.


Partly so I can brag to my UK friends that they do things properly here... partly to justify to myself why genuinely I did not step out of the flat at any point during that time.


They had all the details. What do I get? Nuffin...


Now off to the UK for 14 days chokey, followed by another 10 of Cell Block H here.


Stay safe, all. Staying sane is optional.


Regards






Ian

sorry, apart from the disappointment about the Swiss not checking - why on earth would you trvel back and forth just to isolate 14 days there, and return to 10 days here, and again??? What is the point?

Same if we go to UK- we are in a flat, on second floor- with no garden. So if we have to self isolate there for 14 days with our dog, what then???


We could get a dog walker for day time- but probably will not find one that will come at 8am and again at 10.30pm. So just can't go- as our elderly dog, abandonned by her previous owners- is so traumatised that she just can't go into kennels- she has to be with us all the time. Just impossible.

Sounds like your neighbors did their job of reporting your activities (or lack thereof) to the authorities.

Conflicting advice from the track & trace. Here in Zurich Canton, friends were told by the authorities it was fine to walk the dog twice a day whilst under isolation/quarantine. However, they live in a house in the countryside and can often do that without seeing a soul. No one ever visited or called during the 10 day isolation period.

You expect too much

Also many people asked how the details given in the plane are confirmed? They ask for name, contact and address.

If you put john smith, 12534576, somewhere in the neverland nobody will check this.

But if there is an infected person on board, I´d imagine they will contact the airline, who has your information?

It's been a while since I read it, but I thought the airlines were giving passenger info to the Zurich cantonal police, who in turn were sharing it with other cantons - even though supposedly it's not supposed to work that way due to confidentiality laws or something

Some Online Agencies, like Opedo or Bookings.com etc absolutely refuse to give the airlines your details. Some will even use their own credit cards to pay and charge your credit card, keeping these details from the airline (so any refund has to go through them).

What I always do, when booking this way, is to call the airline and give them my contact details. It has saved my bacon a couple of times when flights have been delayed or cancelled. I’ve been able to sort out the problem without waiting for the agency to even wake up.

I must go to a high risk country for work emergency as I work in Medical field, currently waiting on paperwork to be finalized on Israeli side. The Swiss say I don’t need to quarantine on return as I’m exempted due to nature of my work if I’m there less than 5 days but in this case I must do 14 days quarantine in Israel followed by 4 weeks works so I will have to quarantine on return.

Question is can I isolate in my home On return with family or do I need to check myself in a hotel here for another 10 days as kids and wife will be in and out school etc?

You can isolate in your home without them having to quarantine with you if you can stay totally separate from them.

Fascinating as I called the Zurich Covid hotline and I was told that I was not allowed to walk my dog under any circumstances

I guess it all depends on which Covid operator with whom one is having the conversation! Again, I wish there was more consistency here as I spent 10 days and didn't step foot outside our flat nor in our garden because I was told not to...

I was told I could, but with a mask on and only quick toilet breaks just outside my place (I live in an appartement).

That's the same advice given to our neighbour who's currently quarantining as she has a house guest from a country on the list staying for a few months. She's been told she's not allowed to go into the garden, she wears a mask to use the washing machine in the keller and had her first check visit on the 3rd day of quarantine. Between us, we've been bleaching surfaces in the wash keller since March, so I have no qualms about her doing her washing.

Im coming back from Paris tomorrow but should be exempt from quarantine. Im going to declare myself anyway and lets see what will happen

Why should you be exempt? Genuine question.

Why declare yourself when you’re exempt anyway? the rules are pretty clear about who is exempt.

In fact, it baffles me why anyone would declare themselves anyway coming from a Schengen country? It’s basically forcing oneself under house arrest for something that no would have known or cared about anyway

I was working at Roland Garros and its considered a cultural event where all precautions are taken so its part of the exeption list.

I agree with you but apparently we have to declare ourselves anyway and then we get an email asking for details. Please prove me wrong, i don't want to get stuck at home for 10 days!

I travel home to the UK to be with the Lovely Missus who lives there... and due to the 10 days quarantine I had to do in Switzerland on returning from France (brought in whilst we were there) I can't claim my usual weekly traveller exemption.

I have to come back for another 10 days in Switzerland because my permit needs renewing and I have to attend an appointment here.

And... I work here. Yes, I can and do work from home sometimes, but its no substitute for being in the office.

Unfortunately, this time the rules have caught me. That is the point.

Regards


Ian

How can you renew your permit and attend an appointment when you're doing quarantine?

I can't prove you wrong I'm afraid, all I can say is that is that it's up to you if you register or not, and that it's highly unlikely you'll be found out if you don't register.

This is my main problem with the quarantine regulation, it's not where one goes that effects whether one will spread the virus, rather how one behaves. It's prudent to be careful when returning from a risk area however it's nonsensical to be placed under house arrest.

Registering your arrival is tantamount to self-incrimination in my opinion. Sure work from home for 10 days, avoid contact with others, but why should you by fined anything up to 10,000 chf for going out for a walk?!