Vaccine supply causes more problems for roll-out
Thu 28 Jan 2021
Switzerland’s already troubled vaccine roll out is likely to be hit further after the pharm...
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Switzerland’s already troubled vaccine roll out is likely to be hit further after the pharm...
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The practical impact of the lack of vaccines is shown clearly in Geneva. Three newly opened vacci...
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Zurich police broke up an illegal party at a self-check in hotel over the weekend. Around 25 were...
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The company that runs the boats on Lake Geneva has clarified the law on what passengers need to d...
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Passengers heading to Geneva Airport are being warned to make sure they understand all the regula...
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Zurich City is debating on whether to ban circuses with animals.
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Geneva is continuing and expanding the use of the ‘solidarity vouchers’.
Read moreWed 27 Jan 2021
Switzerland’s vaccine strategy is a shambles, the federal government dragged its feet, the ...
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There are fewer people moving around the Grand Genève region due to the orders to work fro...
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Geneva politicians have come out strongly against an idea hatched in Bern that all border workers...
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Staff at the ETH university in Zurich are under fire for forcing students into small rooms for th...
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The Swiss Federal Health Office wants to stop people from taking too long to eat on a train so th...
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We’re continuing to turn our backs on religion. The latest figures from the Federal Statist...
Read moreTue 26 Jan 2021
The government wants to roll out mass testing across the country. The plan is being welcomed by t...
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It’s looking increasingly likely France is going to lockdown once again. It will be the thi...
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A study by the University of Italian Switzerland in Lugano suggests the first lockdown saved 35,0...
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We know Switzerland is a multilingual country – and the number of people regularly using tw...
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With everything else last year will be remembered for, 2020 also gave us more earthquakes than av...
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If you thought your day was going badly – have a thought for two volunteers from an animal ...
Read moreMon 25 Jan 2021
The leaders of all the major political parties in Switzerland have sent a joint letter to the Fed...
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In Geneva the canton has paid out nearly CHF 2m on rent that businesses shut down by the pandemic...
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The more virulent and possibly more deadly UK strain of the virus is closing schools in the ...
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Geneva has vaccinated 11,000 people and is vaccinating 1,000 people a day.
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The buildings in Servette in Geneva which had to be evacuated urgently in 2019 due to a risk of c...
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Crowds took to the mountains yesterday to take advantage of good snow and blue skies – but ...
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Pilots for SWISS International Airlines are switching the cockpit for the train cab.
Read moreFri 22 Jan 2021
The vaccine roll out in Geneva is being hit by lack of supplies and IT glitches.
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Bern police say they’ve identified the woman found dead in Lake Thun last Sunday.
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Questions are being asked about why a health group vaccinated a South African billionaire who doe...
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The longer the lockdown and restrictions continue – the higher the rate of depression. ...
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France is tightening its travel restrictions and now anyone wishing to enter the country has to s...
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Geneva city officials are examining a project to create a park near Plainpalais by closing a car ...
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The Federal Council says it will close all the schools again if it has to – but it will be ...
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The Geneva University Hospital is to re-start routine surgeries.
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There are hopes the Geneva economy will begin to bounce back during the course of this year. T...
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The Swiss President, Guy Parmelin has congratulated President Joe Biden and the Vice-President Ka...
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Six alleged right-wing activists have been arrested in a co-ordinated action by Zurich, Lucerne c...
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Hundreds had to be evacuated from the Geneva university building Uni Mail and the from the TV Tow...
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The government wants to change the law to allow authorities to search the phones and laptops of a...
Read moreWed 20 Jan 2021
Two schools in canton Zurich have been closed and the staff and students have been ordered to sta...
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The medicines agency Swissmedic is pushing back after vaccine skeptics claim a series of deaths i...
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The Federal Health Office found itself under attack at a press conference in Bern yesterday for n...
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A British citizen who lived in Verbier has died in an avalanche. 38-year-old Jamie Clark had live...
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The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against Switzerland for detaining a beggar when she ...
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Everyone in an entire village in Graubünden was called to help dig out the streets after it ...
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The exclusive ski resort of St Moritz is the centre of a new outbreak.
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A man was killed while skiing in canton Valais on Sunday morning. His children called for help wh...
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A young skier has died in canton Vaud after a group of four were caught up in an avalanche on the...
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Bern cantonal police have launched a murder investigation after a body was found in Lake Thun on ...
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Heavy snow with the cold weather is disrupting train travel across the country.
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Hundreds of thousands of francs worth of jewellery and watches were stolen from a Zurich airport ...
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Geneva shoppers are heading over the border to France to buy the things they need as confinement ...
Read moreMon 18 Jan 2021
As from today, working from home is compulsory. The latest federal guidelines say everyone sho...
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The Federal government is threatening not to send the vaccine to cantons which are being too slow...
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Weekend avalanches have claimed the lives of three people. In canton Obwalden, a group were caugh...
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Thousands hit the shops this weekend in Geneva ahead of the closure of all non-essential business...
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The US Ambassador to Switzerland, Edward McMullen, has left the country. The Trump appointed d...
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Restaurants in the French town of Annemasse are threatening to defy the curfew and open their doo...
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The French government has confirmed Swiss residents do not need to show a negative Covid 19 test ...
Read moreFri 15 Jan 2021
After the success of the mass testing programme in Graubünden, other cantons are interested ...
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Heavy snow in many parts of the country is causing problems. Last night all public transport in t...
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A survey carried out by the Federation of Suisse Romande Businesses show 22% have all their staff...
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Teachers unions are calling for their members to be included in those being vaccinated early.
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The army lost 70 weapons last year – a combination of assault rifles and pistols. But that ...
Read moreThu 14 Jan 2021
The Federal Council has agreed to new tougher measures. The health minister Alain Berset is getti...
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The new rules are not going down well in Geneva.
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A man in his thirties who’s been out of work since May decided to take action.
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Researchers in Zurich have developed what they call is a crash proof drone. One of the main reaso...
Read moreWed 13 Jan 2021
The Federal Health Office says it expects a rise in infections, due mainly to the arrival of the ...
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The medical regulator, Swissmedic, has authorized the use of the Moderna vaccine in addition to t...
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One British tourist is being blamed for the cancelation of the Laubernhorn World Cup ski race in ...
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Heavy snow fell around the Lake Geneva region yesterday afternoon – causing traffic tailbac...
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UBS is to close 1 in 5 of its branches in Switzerland with the loss of 150 jobs.
Read moreTue 12 Jan 2021
Despite the Swiss government banning arrivals from the United Kingdom on December 21st in an effo...
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The City of Geneva is considering taking over managing the creches.
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The vast majority of people are following mask wearing rules. It’s been compulsory to wear ...
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The Geneva Film Festival and the International Forum for Human Rights will go ahead – no ma...
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Police in Winterthur responded to a call from neighbours who feared a nearby apartment was being ...
Read moreMon 11 Jan 2021
Half of bars, restaurants and cafes will go bust unless they get urgent financial support from th...
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A major fire on Sunday morning in Geneva forced 46 people out of their homes. Many had to be evac...
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A two-year-old boy is in hospital with fortunately only minor injuries after being run over by a ...
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Passengers at Zurich airport complained yesterday they were not able to maintain social distancin...
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The City of Geneva has activated its emergency cold plan for the homeless.
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A tourist in Geneva is set to pay a large bill.
Read moreFri 08 Jan 2021
A study by a group of Swiss doctors suggest Covid suffers will be left with permanent lung damage...
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The Swiss Foreign Ministry says it is concerned about the recent events in Washington DC and it&r...
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Workers at a crematorium in canton Bern say those who doubt the severity of the pandemic should s...
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The Federal Customs Office says over a tonne of drugs were seized at Zurich airport over 2020.
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Despite a statement from the Geneva Statistical Office which says the level of retail trade in De...
Read moreThu 07 Jan 2021
The Federal council has confirmed the existing restrictions will continue for another few weeks -...
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Although the regulator, Swissmedic, has not yet approved the Moderna vaccine – it has given...
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Geneva is calling on the federal government to offer further help to the beleaguered hospitality ...
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The first fine has been issued under a law passed by voters which extended anti-racist protection...
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The economic growth of the Grand Genève region continues and the bordering Geneva town of ...
Read moreWed 06 Jan 2021
The Wikileaks founder Julian Assange could be granted a humanitarian visa to enter Switzerland an...
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The head of the vaccination strategy at the Federal Health Office, Nora Kronig, says everyone in ...
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A man in canton Thurgau who said he would go to jail and not pay a fine changed his mind in recor...
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A man who believes the pandemic is a major conspiracy is now facing a large fine.
Read moreTue 05 Jan 2021
The Federal Council is expected to discuss tomorrow extending the lockdown until the end of Febru...
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Vaccinations are now well under way in Switzerland and a second consignment of the drugs has been...
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