A group in Switzerland has decided to launch a vote against Switzerland’s contact tracing app, an application designed to make it easier to know whether someone has been in contact with someone infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. On 25 June 2020, Switzerland’s contact tracing app, known as SwissCovid, became available for download. Created by a […]
Switzerland adds 15 nations to its list of compulsory quarantine countries
From 23 July 2020, people arriving in Switzerland from 42 nations must quarantine for 10 days. On 23 July 2020, the government added 15 nations to its existing list of nations where there is an increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Among them are a further three European countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Luxembourg and Montenegro. The […]
Coronavirus: number of new cases rises slightly higher this week in Switzerland
In the seven days to 17 July 2020, the reported number of new SARS-CoV-2 infections recorded in Switzerland was 692, a similar number to the week before, when 589 new cases were recorded. Over the weeks prior to this there were 615 and 251 new cases, according to worldinfometer.com. Much of the recent rise in infections […]
Coronavirus: infected woman organising Swiss party could face 10,000 franc fine
At the end of June 2020, a 21 year old woman, who knew she had tested positive for Covid-19, organised a party in Grenchen (Granges) in the Swiss canton of Solothurn. As a result of the party, 280 residents were required to quarantine, according to the newspaper Blick, reported 20 Minutes. The public prosecutor has […]
Coronavirus: new night club super spreader feared in Zurich
After a night out at the Zurich nightclub Club Jade in Zurich on 27 June 2020, several people developed Covid-19 symptoms, according to the newspaper NZZ, reported the Tribune de Genève. The patients were tested late so the health authorities only learned of the infections several days later. In addition, it was discovered that others […]
Coronavirus: antibodies might disappear within months in some patients
A recently published study by researchers at King’s College London shows SARS-CoV-2 antibodies fall to undetectable levels within 60 days in some patients. These findings potentially undermine the efficacy of vaccines aimed at triggering an antibody response, along with hopes of herd immunity. The study, which involved periodically testing for SARS-CoV-2 specific antibodies, followed 96 […]
Coronavirus: no significant slowdown in new cases in Switzerland
In the seven days to 10 July 2020, the reported number of new SARS-CoV-2 infections recorded in Switzerland was 589, a similar number to the week before, when 615 new cases were recorded. Over the weeks prior to this there were 251 and 172 new cases, according to worldinfometer.com. Much of the recent rise in infections […]
No salary during quarantine for those returning to Switzerland from a SARS-CoV-2 risk country
Employees required to quarantine after returning to Switzerland from a SARS-CoV-2 risk country have no right to be paid during quarantine, according to the Swiss Employers Union, an employers association. This echos Switzerland’s Covid-19 Ordinance. Those who have to go into quarantine in accordance with Switzerland’s COVID-19 ordinance are not entitled to loss of earnings […]
Switzerland’s list of 29 compulsory quarantine countries
Anyone arriving in Switzerland from a state or area with an increased risk of infection is legally required to quarantine themselves for 10 days. If you enter Switzerland and have spent time in a country or region where there is an increased risk of infection in the past 14 days you must go to your […]
People should avoid indoor events and nightclubs, says Swiss Covid-19 task force
An alert from Switzerland’s Covid-19 science task force advises people avoid indoor events, nightclubs and bars in particular. It states that it is extremely important to react rapidly. When measures are introduced too late it is much more difficult to control the epidemic and to avoid a second wave, and the negative impacts on the […]
