In April 2020, when Covid-19 was spreading across Europe, Paléo announced it was cancelling its 2020 summer music festival. Today, it announced it is cancelling its 2021 festival. In an announcement Paléo said: “the whole organising team kept their hopes alive until the very end. They stacked all the odds in their favour, fiddling with […]
Swiss government commission to look at funding for Long Covid
The number of infections and deaths have been the main focus of health authorities during the Covid-19 pandemic. Those suffering from Long Covid have often been overlooked in the rush to save lives. How many people suffer from Long Covid and for how long is something patients, researchers and medical professionals are still discovering. It […]
38 percent of Swiss uncomfortable around people perceived as different
In a recent survey, 38% of Swiss nationals reported feeling uncomfortable in the presence of people they perceive as different. In 2020, researchers surveyed 3,258 residents of Switzerland aged between 15 and 88 asked them a wide range of questions. The group most likely to experience discomfort in the presence of those they perceived to […]
Switzerland sets timetable for Covid-19 vaccination certificates
Switzerland’s Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) has announced a timetable for the roll out of certificates providing proof of vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The government is under pressure from business groups to issue Covid-19 immunity certificates as part of a strategy to get the economy back to normal. A recent letter sent to […]
Most Swiss support giving more rights to foreigners
A recent survey suggests that most Swiss support giving more rights to foreigners. A majority of Swiss (52%) surveyed either strongly (21%) or largely (31%) agree that foreigners should be granted political rights, for example the right to vote at communal or cantonal level, believing it would help with integration. The overall percentage was 5 […]
Bernese town to become part the canton of Jura
Today, a majority of voters in Moutier, a municipality in the canton of Bern voted to break away from Bern and become part of the canton of Jura, Switzerland’s newest canton, which was carved out of the canton of Bern in 1979. Voter turnout was high (89%) in Moutier today. 2,114 (55%) voters versus 1,740 […]
Moutier – Swiss town to vote on breaking away again
Over the years some in the mainly French-speaking town of Moutier have tried to have the town removed from the canton of Bern and added to the canton of Jura, a movement dubbed “Mouxit”. In Switzerland, changing cantons is a big deal. Many things, such as tax rates, health systems, education systems and official languages […]
Covid: 50% of Switzerland might need to wait until late July for a vaccination
Under the federal government’s worst case scenario, 4.3 million adults representing 50% of Switzerland’s population might need to wait until the second half of July 2021 to receive an initial shot of vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. This group of 4.3 million includes all adults under 65 who don’t have certified health issues that put […]
Covid: deaths steady as cases rise 17% in Switzerland this week
This week saw new Covid-19 cases rise 17%, following an increase of 19% the week before. Over the seven days to 26 March 2021, Switzerland reported 11,608 new Covid-19 cases. The 7-day average is currently 1,658 new daily cases, up from 1,423 last week. It reached the same level in mid-October 2021 entering the second wave. […]
CERN discovers highly suspicious particle behaviour
On 23 March 2021, Geneva-based CERN, the world’s largest particle physics laboratory, announced evidence of strange particle behaviour. The idea that matter is made up of tiny indivisible particles is ancient. The word atom is derived from the ancient Greek word atomos, which means uncuttable. However, as particle physics has progressed, the uncuttable atom has […]
