Easter, is a poem by W. The uprising was unsuccessful and most of the Irish republican leaders involved were executed for treason. The poem was written between May and September , but first published in in the collection Michael Robartes and the Dancer. Even though a committed nationalist, Yeats usually rejected violence as a means to secure Irish independence, and as a result had strained relations with some of the figures who eventually led the uprising. The deaths of these revolutionary figures at the hands of the British, however, was as much a shock to Yeats as it was to ordinary Irish people at the time, who did not expect the events to take such a bad turn so soon.
The killings led to a reinvigoration of the Irish Republican movement rather than its dissipation. Because it came at a terrible price, freedom was and remains a precious and beautiful thing worth understanding, worth remembering, worth preserving. This idea of beauty emerging out of ugliness, of something positive reborn from something horrific, of a quiet and ceaseless survival regardless of what occurs, sums up somewhat both these days of lockdown in much of Switzerland that is still ongoing, and a visit a few years ago to an oasis where one should not be in the heart of the great metropolis of London.
As of 29 April , more than 3. More than , people have recovered. The man had previously visited Milan. Multiple isolated cases not related to the Italy clusters were also subsequently confirmed. On 28 February, the national government, the Federal Council, banned all events with more than 1, participants. On 16 March, schools and most shops were closed nationwide, and on 20 March, all gatherings of more than five people in public spaces were banned.
Additionally, the government gradually imposed restrictions on border crossings and announced economic support measures worth 40 billion Swiss francs. As well, the Federal Council announced further measures, and a revised ordinance.
Measures include the closure of bars, shops and other gathering places until 19 April, but leaves open certain essentials, such as grocery shops, pharmacies, a reduced public transport and the postal service.
