Moment of shock at the Federal Palace! Halfway through the session, the National Council of Basel SP, Sarah Wyss (34), collapsed on Thursday morning. She had to be taken to hospital.
It happened in the cafeteria of Vallotton, between the chambers of the Council of States and the National Council. Colleagues in parliament immediately picked them up. The summoned SP alderman and doctor Marina Carobbio (56) examined Wyss and called the ambulance.
Accompanied by concerned party members, including councilor Eva Herzog (60) and alderman and doctor Angelo Barrile (46), she was taken to the ground floor in a wheelchair and from there pushed on a stretcher to the rescue vehicle that was waiting outside the door. to wait. Federal Palace.
Already in the last session there was an emergency
The images are reminiscent of an incident at the end of September. At that time, St. Gallic National Councilor Lukas Reimann (40) collapsed in the middle of a debate in his seat in the National Council Chamber. He had momentarily lost consciousness and at that moment had to be taken by ambulance to Bern’s Inselspital.
The all-clear came two days later. Reimann announced via Twitter that he was doing well. “I’m glad I didn’t get a serious diagnosis,” Reimann said at the time. And he announced that he will be back full of energy in the now ongoing winter session. (dba)