Taskforce Culture is alarmed

The cultural sector can understand that drastic measures are necessary to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, writes Suisseculture. However, these would pose a definitive existential threat to many cultural professionals and cultural enterprises.

The Culture Taskforce is therefore calling for standardized regulations to be formulated for cultural events throughout Switzerland and for cultural associations to be involved in the design of macroeconomic measures (short-time work, corona income replacement). It is also calling for cultural associations to be informed about pandemic measures at an early stage and to be involved in their concrete implementation, as well as for the promised financial support to be provided quickly and unbureaucratically. 

The cultural sector also does not want overcrowded intensive care units or an overload of healthcare professionals. Since the first lockdown, the Swiss cultural sector has been committed to implementing the federal government's measures, developing functioning protection concepts and applying them consistently. Only rarely have people been infected at cultural events.

For cultural professionals (including event technology specialists), cultural enterprises (e.g. event organizers) and suppliers (e.g. catering services), a renewed lockdown or further restrictions on events would pose an existential threat.

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https://www.musikrat.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/20201024_MM_TFC.pdf