Research clearly shows that vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus reduce hospital admissions and deaths and also the risk of long Covid. Recent research by the University of Geneva looks at the impact of vaccines on infectiousness. The research, published on 8 April 2022 in Nature Medicine, looks at the impact of vaccination on the infectious […]
Covid cases up 42% in a week in Switzerland
This week, 171,085 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Switzerland, up 42% from the 120,901 cases reported a week earlier. In addition, the reported number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised leapt too. This week 482 were admitted, up 37% from 352 the week before. The 7-day average case number had been in constant decline since the end of January 2022. […]
Covid: weekly cases and hospitalisations rising again in Switzerland
This week, 120,9017 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Switzerland, up 24% from the 97,335 cases reported a week earlier. In addition, the reported number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised edged up slightly from 340 to 352 compared to the week before. The 7-day average case number had been in constant decline since the end of January. However, the number […]
Covid: weekly cases and hospitalisations continue to fall in Switzerland
This week, 97,335 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Switzerland, down 18% from the 118,555 cases reported a week earlier. The reported number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised also fell 13% from 392 to 340 across the week. Covid-19 deaths were also down. Across the week, 52 Covid-19 related deaths were reported, a figure 15% lower than the 61 […]
12% of Swiss Covid patients didn’t make it out of hospital
Statistics published on 24 February 2022 by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) reveal that nearly 12% of the people hospitalised with Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic in Switzerland died. The data, which cover around 63% of hospitalised Covid-19 patients in Switzerland, show 2,802 Covid-19 deaths (11.7%) among 23,970 Covid-19 patient admissions. […]
Covid: weekly cases and hospitalisations fall further as Switzerland drops nearly all measures
This week, 118,555 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Switzerland, down 25% from the 157,683 cases reported a week earlier. The reported number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised also fell 20% from 492 to 392 across the week. Covid-19 deaths were also down. Across the week, 61 Covid-19 related deaths were reported, a figure 13% lower than the 70 […]
Covid: 40% of Switzerland may have been infected with Omicron
A recent report by the Swiss Covid-19 Science Task Force estimates that as much as 40% of Switzerland’s population may have been infected with the Omicron varient over a four-week period. At the peak of the Omicron wave, almost 900,000 people in Switzerland tested positive for the Omicron varient over four weeks. Adding in unreported […]
Switzerland lifts nearly all anti-Covid measures
On 16 February 2022, the Swiss government announced that masks and Covid certificates will no longer be required to enter shops, restaurants, cultural venues and other public settings and events from Thursday, 17 February 2022. The requirement to wear masks in the workplace and the recommendation to work from home will also end. The only […]
Covid: weekly cases and hospitalisations fall sharply in Switzerland
This week, 157,683 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Switzerland, down 24% from the 208,542 cases reported a week earlier. The fall in the reported number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised was more muted, falling 5% from 518 to 492 across the week. Covid-19 deaths were also down. Across the week, 70 Covid-19 related deaths were reported, a figure […]
Covid: current wave has peaked in Switzerland, says health chief
The fifth wave of Covid-19 infections has peaked, said Virginie Masserey, a health expert at the the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) on Tuesday, reported RTS. Despite continued high numbers of daily infections, the fifth wave has peaked, according to the health expert. In addition, Covid-19 patient hospital numbers remain stable, she said. There […]
