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Switzerland fast-tracks antiviral medication against Covid-19

This content was published on Jul 2, 2020 Swissmedic, the agency that oversees the use of medicaments in Switzerland, took days to fast-track approval of the drug, which is produced under the brand name Veklury by US biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences. The application for its extended use was only received on Monday. It can now be used for a limited period of time to…

Coronavirus: A turning point for telehealth in Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 1, 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic has given a new impetus to telehealth, with lockdown leading to an increase in remote medical consultations.

Half a million downloads for Swiss pandemic tracing app

This content was published on Jun 26, 2020 The SwissCovid tracing app for Swiss residents has been downloaded by more than half a million people during its first day of operation.

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SwissCovid tracing app launched

This content was published on Jun 25, 2020 A new contact tracing app is now available for newer smartphones. If a user tests positive for coronavirus, everyone with whom that person was in close contact in previous days can be alerted via the app.

Switzerland launches SwissCovid tracing app for residents

This content was published on Jun 25, 2020 Swiss residents will be able to download the new SwissCovid contact tracing app from June 25.

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Swiss Scientific and Medical Corps: a new idea to fight pandemics

This content was published on Jun 24, 2020 Switzerland should create a scientific-military collaboration to address public health challenges like the current one, argues Rudolph Thomson.

How ‘men as default humans’ threatens to undermine precision medicine

This content was published on Jun 21, 2020 Humans have developed advanced technologies like artificial intelligence but failed to account for sex differences when training them.

Swiss researchers identify new bacteria in permafrost

This content was published on Jun 20, 2020 Melting permafrost in the Swiss Alps is revealing interesting species of bacteria that scientists hope could result in new medicines.

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How Switzerland kept in touch during Covid-19

This content was published on Jun 19, 2020 Researchers from the University of Zurich share how they set out to understand communication habits during the pandemic, and what they found.

Switzerland lifts most remaining coronavirus restrictions

This content was published on Jun 19, 2020 The Swiss government has announced that it is simplifying and lifting most remaining restrictions introduced to combat the spread of coronavirus.

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