In the week to 4 September 2020, the reported number of new SARS-CoV-2 infections recorded in Switzerland was 2,186, 9% higher than the 2,014 cases recorded the week before. The total number of recorded cases and deaths stood at 43,532 and 2,013 by 4 September 2020. 405 daily new cases were reported on 4 September 2020. The last time […]
Coronavirus: could masks explain Switzerland’s sharply declining death rate?
In Switzerland, over the three months following 31 May 2020, there have been 11,306 recorded cases of Covid-19 and 91 deaths, a case fatality rate (CFR) of 0.8%. However, before this date there were 30,862 cases and 1,920 deaths, a CFR of 6.2%. Why has Switzerland’s CFR fallen so steeply? A number of factors could […]
Coronavirus: country of departure now counts, not stopover country
The Swiss government has closed a Covid-19 travel loophole. From 31 August 2020, it will no longer be possible to skirt Switzerland’s entry restrictions by arriving in Switzerland from a high-risk country by transiting through a country that is not on the list. Until this date, it has been possible to circumvent Switzerland’s entry restrictions […]
Coronavirus: new cases rise again in Switzerland this week
In the week to 28 August 2020, the reported number of new SARS-CoV-2 infections recorded in Switzerland was 2,014, 21% higher than the 1,661 cases recorded the week before. The total number of recorded cases and deaths stood at 41,036 and 2,004 by 28 August 2020. The 7-day rolling average number of daily new cases was 288, up from […]
Coronavirus: UK puts Switzerland back on quarantine list
Travellers from Switzerland, Jamaica and Czech Republic who enter the UK from 4 am on Saturday 29 August 2020, must self-isolate for two weeks, the UK government announced this evening. The UK considers imposing quarantine when a country’s rate of infection exceeds 20 cases per 100,000 people over 7 days. Switzerland is currently above this […]
Five die after coronavirus infects Swiss nursing home
A nursing home near Lausanne in the canton of Vaud was recently infected with SARS-CoV-2, according to RTS. Over a week, five residents died. All of them tested positive for Covid-19. The five deaths do not appear to have been included in Vaud’s official statistics, which show no Covid-19 deaths since 16 August 2020. The […]
Coronavirus: Swiss cantons of Fribourg and Valais make masks compulsory in shops
The Swiss cantons of Fribourg and Valais follow a growing number other cantons and make masks compulsory in shops. The new rule comes into force in Fribourg on Friday 28 August 2020 and in Valais on Monday 31 August 2020. After Switzerland’s first wave of SARS-CoV-2 infections, the federal government decided to give Switzerland’s cantons […]
Coronavirus: why are some countries not on risk lists despite exceeding new case thresholds?
Switzerland currently exceeds the UK’s threshold number of recent new Covid-19 cases to be classified as a risk country and France currently exceeds Switzerland’s threshold. However, these nations are currently not on risk lists. Nearly every nation now maintains a list of countries from which entry is either restricted or comes with a quarantine requirement. […]
Coronavirus: Zurich makes masks compulsory in shops
From Thursday 27 August 2020, anyone entering a shop or shopping centre in Zurich will be required to wear a mask. To reduce the risk of a rapid rise in Covid-19 cases the government of the canton of Zurich has introduced compulsory mask wearing in shops, shopping centres and markets. The latest official Covid-19 figures […]
Coronavirus: new cases continue to rise in Switzerland this week
In the seven days to 21 August 2020, the reported number of new SARS-CoV-2 infections recorded in Switzerland was 1,661, 18% higher than the 1,402 cases recorded the week before. The total number of recorded cases and deaths stood at 39,332 and 1,998 by 21 August 2020. The 7-day rolling average number of new cases […]
