Up until now, it was the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) that ruined their good communication during the first phase with contradictory information. In a blog post on persoenlich.com , I described why contradictory information poisons the communication climate and is a no-go, especially in times of crisis.
After the zigzag course and the contradictory statements, including greece rcs data the misinformation about the places of infection, there are now also contradictory statements between the Office for Civil Protection (Babs) and the BAG. In its monthly monitoring, the Babs comes to a surprising conclusion. I quote from Blick : "The mask requirement on public transport and the quarantine for travelers from high-risk countries seem to have 'no or only a small' effect on the number of corona cases." Are the only tightening measures now supposed to be ineffective? The BAG does not want to know anything about this ineffectiveness.
The federal government's science task force published a report just a few days ago, according to which correct communication will play an extremely important role in the coming weeks. In any case, those responsible have learned nothing from the series of mishaps. After the great confusion with the incorrect figures, all experts agreed that zigzag rhetoric in crisis situations undermines the trust of the population.