Health Economic Aspects of the Corona Crisis in Switzerland: Results from the COVID-19 Social Monitor

After the outbreak of the Corona pandemic, Switzerland went into a national lockdown in March This had a large impact on social life and health care The COVID-19 Social Monitor shows some of the societal changes during and after the period of the lockdown The results show that in the acute phase of the lockdown, between about 50 % (General practitioners) and over 90 % (dentists) of the medical consultations were not consumed Moreover, the general work productivity decreased severely;during the full lockdown, average productivity losses amounted to 46 % With the lifting of the lockdown measures from the end of April, the situation largely normalized