From 1st April 2022, no nationwide protective measures in Switzerland are in effect to combat the coronavirus pandemic (SARS-CoV-2).

If still present, the measures decided by individual Cantons must be observed, as with the return to normality, Cantons have once again become the primary authorities responsible for any public health protection measures.

Both on the Canton Ticino website and on the Federal Government website, it is possible to consult sections dedicated to coronavirus with the latest updates.

The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) and the Federal Vaccination Commission (FVC) have adopted the vaccination recommendations for autumn and winter 2024-2025.

The City of Lugano can provide support to its citizens in particular situations of vulnerability who cannot rely on a family or neighborhood network. For food supplies and general daily needs – in the absence of alternative solutions – it is possible to contact the Divisione Socialità at +41 58 866 74 57.

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The City of Lugano launched a series of support measures during the pandemic for the population and economic activities. For example:

  • For commercial activities located in City-owned properties, in addition to those already decided in 2020, further concessions were subsequently confirmed. A rent reduction for the first six months of 2021 was granted. The reduction was defined based on specific criteria, such as the type of activity, periods of forced closure, and the impact that restrictive measures had on different activities.
     
  • As an additional measure for city markets, the City Council also decided to waive 50% of the public space occupancy fee for the first six months of 2021. This concession was available to those who participated in the market for at least one full month between January and June 2021.
  • For sports clubs, it was decided to waive net rents for the period from April to September 2020 and to reduce rents by 70% for the period from October 2020 to April 2021. Subsequently, the City of Lugano decided to extend the rent reduction until May.
     
  • CHF 150,000.- was allocated for public establishments located in decentralized areas, which could request a reimbursement of up to CHF 500.- for renewal, improvement, or promotional expenses. The deadline for submitting requests expired at the end of 2020.
     
  • Measures allowing businesses increased use of public land with simplified procedures remained in force until 31 March 2024.

The Confederation and the Canton implemented extensive support measures during the pandemic for individual workers, economic activities, and the self-employed. Measures such as the extension of short-time work compensation, loss of earnings compensation (LEC), the granting of guarantees, and bridge loans for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) were activated.

For job seekers registered with the Unemployment Insurance (UI), the Confederation also granted certain concessions.

Further information on the Confederation’s concessions is available on the Federal Social Insurance Office portal. For cantonal concessions, information is available on the Institute of Social Insurance (IAS) website.

The COVID Bridge Benefit, an extraordinary support measure to help overcome difficulties due to limitations on economic and work activities, was provided until June 2022.

The English version of this page was created with the aid of automatic translation tools and may contain errors and omissions.

The original version is the page in Italian.

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