The Federal Council declares an ‘extraordinary situation’.

All shops, restaurants, bars and entertainment and leisure facilities will remain closed throughout Switzerland until at least 19 April. This also applies to schools.

Only health and other essential facilities such as food stores and pharmacies will remain open.

How does it affect us? Not much really - Living in our Retreat here, we hardly come in contact with people...

But one needs food to live (can't just live off Sunshine and Air yet ), so we still have to drive to grocery stores once in a while...