Cluster: Swiss Identity

Switzerland begins historic repatriation effort over coronavirus

This content was published on Mar 23, 2020 Three flights for stranded Swiss tourists in Latin America are scheduled this week and others are planned to bring back the thousands stuck abroad.

Education

Why homework won’t disappear after home studying ends

This content was published on Mar 23, 2020 When distance learning now in place as a result of the coronavirus outbreak comes to end, Swiss schools will reopen the debate on homework.

Demographics

Swiss Solidarity launches coronavirus support campaign

This content was published on Mar 23, 2020 The humanitarian arm of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, swissinfo.ch’s parent company, will use the money to give emergency assistance to the elderly, homeless and people with economic or social difficulties. Contributions to the campaign can be made via the website https://www.glueckskette.ch/External link or the postal account 10-15000-6, using the reference “Coronavirus”. Since it was established…

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Swiss hospitals to take French coronavirus patients

This content was published on Mar 22, 2020 Two hospitals in Basel and one in Jura, in northwestern Switzerland, said they would each take two French patients after the Alsace authorities sent out a distress call for help. The French region has been particularly badly hit following contagion among a large church service last month. Hospitals in Germany are also providing help along…

Demographics

Pandemic puts paid to ice hockey world championship

This content was published on Mar 21, 2020 The Ice Hockey World Championship, which had been scheduled to start in Switzerland from May 8, has been called off because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Demographics

Swiss infection rate will take a week to slow

This content was published on Mar 21, 2020 The government has banned gatherings of more than five people, warning that CHF100 fines will be handed out to violators. Daniel Koch, head of communicable diseases at the Federal Office of Public Health, said it would take several days for the new restrictions to slow infection rates. “I am confident that we will probably see…

Demographics

Swiss President sends solidarity message to population

This content was published on Mar 21, 2020 Sommaruga acknowledged that people’s lives have been restricted by a series of extraordinary measures enforced by the government in recent weeks under the powers of the Epidemics Acts. These include a ban on gatherings of more than five people (including CHF100 fines for those who do not abide by the rule) and the shut down…

Ski sticks from the Alpine Museum collection

Culture

Ski resorts closed but skiing nostalgia alive and well

This content was published on Mar 21, 2020 Before the coronavirus crisis hit, an exhibition opened at the Swiss Alpine Museum showcasing old ski gear and historic ski memorabilia.

Demographics

Clapping for solidarity

This content was published on Mar 20, 2020 People shared their videos from all over Switzerland through social media.

When a typhoid epidemic hit Zermatt

This content was published on Mar 20, 2020 This is not the first time Switzerland and its mountain regions have had to deal with the devastating effects of disease in recent times.

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