Federal Act
on Controlling Communicable Human Diseases
(Epidemics Act, EpidA)

¹ The Fed­er­al Coun­cil shall is­sue reg­u­la­tions on in­ter­na­tion­al travel to pre­vent com­mu­nic­able dis­eases spread­ing from one coun­try to an­oth­er.

² If re­quired to pre­vent the spread of a com­mu­nic­able dis­ease, the FOPH may re­quire per­sons en­ter­ing or leav­ing Switzer­land:

a.

to make their iden­tity, travel route and con­tact de­tails known;

b.

to present a cer­ti­fic­ate of vac­cin­a­tion or oth­er pro­phy­lax­is;

c.

to provide in­form­a­tion on their state of health;

d.

to present proof of a med­ic­al test;

e.

to un­der­go a med­ic­al ex­am­in­a­tion.

³ The FOPH may re­quire per­sons en­ter­ing Switzer­land to sub­mit to a meas­ure in ac­cord­ance with Art­icles 34, 35, 37 and 38; Art­icles 30–32 ap­ply in an ana­log­ous man­ner. If re­quired, the Fed­er­al Coun­cil may ex­tend these meas­ures tem­por­ar­ily to all per­sons en­ter­ing Switzer­land from re­gions con­sidered to pose a risk.

⁴ The FOPH may tem­por­ar­ily deny any per­son who is ill, sus­pec­ted of be­ing ill, in­fec­ted or sus­pec­ted of be­ing in­fec­ted or who is spread­ing patho­gens the right to leave Switzer­land if this is re­quired to pre­vent the spread of a com­mu­nic­able dis­ease.