COVID-19 requirements
Please be aware, that IPDET has requirements for participation in the On-Site program in Bern due to the existing COVID-19 situation (last amended on January 23, 2023):
- There are currently no requirements
Please make also sure to check our visa and travel information here.
1. Duty to Inform
2. COVID Vaccination Certificate obligation
3. Hygiene
Visitors have no medical coverage in Switzerland. IPDET will not bear any costs for medical matters. You must have your own adequate coverage for medical emergencies while attending the program. Please check with your insurance provider or purchase a medical travel insurance before you depart to Switzerland. Your medical coverage should meet the following criteria: validity during the visit to Switzerland and amount insured at least 20000 CHF.
4. Measures to exclude persons who show symptoms and/or who are infected (quarantine and isolation)
a. Persons who show COVID-19 symptoms or have been in close contact with infected persons are excluded from the face-to-face courses immediately.
b. Persons who show COVID-19 symptoms must have to do a PCR test immediately and must stay in their student’s lodge room or hotel room until the PCR result is valid. If you receive a positive test result self-isolate immediately and avoid all contact with other people. You can come out of isolation if at least 5 days have passed, and you have had no more symptoms for the last 48 hours. An exception applies if the only symptoms you have are continued loss of sense of smell or taste or a slight cough. These symptoms can take longer to fully disappear. This means you can come out of isolation if you have these symptoms alone.
c. Visitors have no medical coverage in Switzerland. IPDET will not bear any costs for medical matters. You must have your own adequate coverage for medical emergencies while attending the program. Please check with your insurance provider or purchase a medical travel insurance before you depart to Switzerland. Your medical coverage should meet the following criteria: validity during the visit to Switzerland / amount insured at least 20000 CHF (also in the case of a COVID-19 disease) / cover for accommodation costs in case of necessary quarantine).
5. Tracking participants
Attendance lists must be kept for all courses. These will be destroyed one month after the course has taken place. Participants, instructors, and facilitators must inform the IPDET office about a covid illness within the first 10 days after departure from Bern.