© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The brand of Swiss financial institution Credit score Suisse is seen at a department workplace in Zurich, Switzerland, November 3, 2021. Image taken November 3, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd WIegmann/File Picture
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ZURICH (Reuters) – Credit score Suisse (SIX:) Chairman Antonio Horta-Osorio broke COVID-19 guidelines throughout a latest go to to Switzerland by leaving the nation throughout a 10-day quarantine interval, Switzerland’s second-largest financial institution stated on Wednesday.
The financial institution stated it “regretfully acknowledged” the breach, which occurred when Horta-Osorio entered the nation on Nov. 28 throughout a time when 10-day quarantine guidelines utilized, however exited the nation three days later.
“I goal to abide by Swiss quarantine guidelines and strictly adopted the protocol from the second I entered the nation on November 28, 2021 till I left,” Horta-Osorio stated in an announcement, including all conferences he held throughout his stays have been carried out nearly.
“I unintentionally violated Swiss quarantine guidelines by leaving the nation prematurely on December 1. I sincerely remorse this error. I apologize and can be sure that this doesn’t occur once more.”
Because of the emergence of the brand new Omicron coronavirus variant, Switzerland imposed journey bans on some international locations and quarantine restrictions on others from Nov. 26, earlier than lifting all quarantine measures from Dec. 4.
Credit score Suisse stated it made compliance with relevant legal guidelines and pointers a high precedence.
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