By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read ZURICH, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Switzerland will not be able to emerge quickly from curbs on public life designed to halt the spread of the coronavirus, Health Minister Alain Berset said on Wednesday, noting new variants of the virus posed a serious health risk. “Comprehensive easing is not expected at the end of February,” he told a news conference. “We are in a dilemma.” The government has closed restaurants and recreational facilities and limited public gatherings to five people in a bid to put a brake on the pandemic. Nearly 530,000 people in Switzerland and Liechtenstein have been infected and more than 8,800 have died.