Swiss cabinet tightens coronavirus curbs to protect hospitals

ZURICH: Switzerland will require people from Monday to show a COVID-status certificate to access indoor spaces like restaurants, the government said, while previewing potential travel restrictions as it tries to quash a fourth wave of infections that is straining hospitals.

The Swiss COVID certificate provides proof of vaccination, recovery from infection or a negative test result. "The situation remains unstable with more than 3,500 cases today," Health Minister Alain Berset told a news conference in Bern on Wednesday.