There are now confirmed cases of the Omicron variant in the country.
There are two in Geneva, two in Basel and it’s thought one is in Zurich.
One of the cases is a 19-year-old high school student in canton Basel City. He’s vaccinated and had not been travelling. He and around 100 of his school mates at the Kirschgarten school are now in isolation.
The two Geneva cases had recently returned from Southern Africa.
Heavy snow causes chaos
Heavy snowfall across central parts of the country brought chaos, cancelled trains, blocked roads and children building snowmen on the autoroute.
Geneva car tax issue dominates Grand Council
Although it wasn’t on the agenda for last night’s meeting of the Geneva Grand Council, the issue of the new vehicle tax dominated proceedings.
Franc strongest against euro
It’s good news for cross border shopping and frontaliers – the franc has reached its highest level against the Euro.
SRG/SSR faces massive cuts
Are the days numbered for public service broadcasting?
People now back nuclear power
A new survey suggests public opinion towards nuclear power has changed dramatically.
4m e-vignettes sold
Four million people last year chose to forgo the sticky mess of a vignette on their car and bought an electronic one instead.
