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06/04/2022

Organ donation vote: ‘The right to self-determination is not infringed’

The principle of presumed consent would make it easier for families of deceased patients to reach a decision about organ donation, says Philippe Eckert, head of Lausanne University Hospital. The issue goes to a nationwide vote on May 15. As…
01/04/2022

Covid-19: Switzerland can smile again. But for how long?

While many countries, including Switzerland, are returning to normal, China is struggling to contain a new coronavirus wave and many of the world’s population have still not received their first Covid jab.   As of today, April 1, Switzerland is back…
09/03/2022

Covid cases still rising but Swiss government unfazed

The Swiss authorities have recorded a steep increase in new confirmed Covid infections but the situation in hospitals is under control. More than 33,750 tested positive for Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, the Federal Office of Public Health said on…
08/02/2022

Swiss experts say Covid Omicron variant has peaked

Health experts say the number of new infections with the highly contagious Omicron variant of Covid has peaked in Switzerland. Virginie Masserey of the Federal Office of Public Health said the latest wave of infections was stagnating at a high level,…
29/01/2022

End of ‘acute’ phase of pandemic is near, says health minister

The Swiss interior minister responsible for health, Alain Berset, has hinted that the worst may soon be over and some measures to fight Covid-19 could be scrapped in the coming days. Berset told Swiss public radio SRF that the record number…
29/01/2022

Swiss researchers discover antibody signature that could predict Long Covid

Immunologists at the University Hospital Zurich found lower levels of two types of immunoglobulins among patients who developed post-acute Covid-19 syndrome, also known as Long Covid. Normally levels of immunoglobulins IgM and IgG3 – antibodies produced by the immune system…
08/12/2021

Vigil held in Bern to remember Covid-19 victims

More than 11,000 candles were lit on Tuesday evening in front of the federal parliament building to honour those who have died from Covid-19 in Switzerland. “We want to create a space to remember and mourn the victims,” Simon Gehren of…
07/12/2021

Swiss army on standby to help beleaguered hospitals

Up to 2,500 military personnel have been put on alert to support the struggling Swiss healthcare system should the new pandemic wave intensify further. The government on Tuesday put the army on standby for the first time this year. The…
06/12/2021

Overseas tourist numbers picked up during the summer

Swiss hotels saw an increase of 80% more tourists from other countries during the summer months compared with the same period in 2020 when Switzerland was in lockdown. Between the start of May and the end of October, overnight stays…

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