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Switzerland lifts bird flu restrictions starting April 1st, March 30 updates confirm timeline shift

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The Swiss Federal Office for Veterinary Public Health has officially announced the lifting of all measures against avian influenza as part of its ongoing control efforts following a period without new cases since late February and early March; while most sources indicate these restrictions will be fully removed on April 1st, an update from Letemps.ch notes that certain regional actions may begin to cease starting this Wednesday.

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    Switzerland is lifting all measures against bird flu starting April 1st.
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    The official government announcement confirms the removal of restrictions effective from Monday, March 30th (24 hours after midnight).
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    Multiple news sources report conflicting start dates for these lifted measures: some cite Wednesday while others specify Thursday.
[Mar 31] Measures against bird flu are to be lifted starting from Monday, March 24th (reported by D-nsbc-p.admin.ch).
[Apr 05] Bird flu measures were reported as being lifted on Wednesday.