Germany did not make compensation to Switzerland.
The Swiss Economy Minister personally spoke with the German Federal Economy Minister to discuss the detention of medical supplies. On the evening of the 10th local time in Germany, German customs sources said that the container had been released and that the confiscated goods were simply negligent. However, this has not been officially confirmed. In addition to Germany, Italy's other neighbor, Italy, also detained disinfectants in a shipment of medical supplies on Wednesday (11). Switzerland's Federal Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) said it was discussing the matter with Italian authorities. Switzerland Switzerland is a small country in central Europe with a population of just over 8 million. As of the 11th, there were 645 diagnoses in the country***. Switzerland is highly dependent on imports as it produces almost no medical protective materials such as masks and suits.
New Zurich said that typically German companies would buy much of the protective material from China and elsewhere, and then Swiss companies would buy some of the goods that arrived in Germany to satisfy the needs of Swiss medical staff. But a week ago, Germany also faced a shortage of protective equipment because of the severity of the outbreak. Germany has issued an export ban covering products such as face masks, protective clothing, medical gloves, shoe covers and goggles, with only official harmonized foreign aid operations being denied. The materials are allowed to be shipped abroad and the rules apply to all countries, including EU member states and Schengen countries with open borders.
FranceSwitzerland's other neighbor, France, also issued an executive order for all masks. Earlier, Italy also announced a ban on the export of anti-epidemic materials. Although the European Union will begin harmonizing the procurement of medical and anti-pandemic materials and distributing them to member states starting this week, Switzerland, a permanently neutral country, is not a member of the EU and only participates in the Schengen agreement. As a landlocked country, Switzerland is surrounded by the EU member states of France, Germany, Austria, Italy and the compact country of Liechtenstein, and has no estuary of its own. Unless transported directly by air, Switzerland's international goods purchases must be made through the ports of EU countries. However, Switzerland's main neighboring countries are also plagued by new epidemics, with Italy being the worst affected country in Europe and having implemented strict city closures. Switzerland is extremely close to its neighbors and case imports are difficult to eliminate.