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Swiss army recruited to ensure supply of medical masks

This content was published on Apr 16, 2020 The Tages AnzeigerExternal link newspaper says the decision to bring in military procurement support was taken by the government in mid-March, around the time it ordered a nationwide shutdown of schools and non-essential businesses. According to the newspaper, one of the priorities is to bring up to 400 million medical masks to Switzerland by the…

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Liechtenstein rolls out radical Covid-19 bracelet programme

This content was published on Apr 16, 2020 Liechtenstein is piloting a programme to fit its citizens with biometric bracelets to track the emergence of potential Covid-19 cases in real time.

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Swiss artist Markus Raetz dies

This content was published on Apr 15, 2020 Renowned painter, illustrator and sculptor Markus Raetz, has died at the age of 78. The principal topic of his work was the nature of perception.

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Prisoners in Switzerland stay behind bars despite coronavirus

This content was published on Apr 15, 2020 France and the US have decided to release inmates as a measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus in prisons - not so in Switzerland.

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Swiss take aid to Africa as part of Covid repatriation flights

This content was published on Apr 14, 2020 Switzerland has delivered humanitarian supplies to Kinshasa before repatriating tourists stranded in central Africa due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Ranking finds Swiss cities less expensive

This content was published on Apr 14, 2020 Zurich and Geneva have slid down the rankings since last year. The full effect of the coronavirus crisis remains to be seen.

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Swiss respect coronavirus measures over Easter weekend

This content was published on Apr 13, 2020 Most of the Swiss population respected measures introduced to counter the spread of the coronavirus over the long Easter weekend.

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Minors commit a growing share of sexual offences

This content was published on Apr 12, 2020 Children were responsible for one in four sexual offences in 2019, according to federal crime statistics.

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What Easter is normally like in Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 12, 2020 In Switzerland, the long Easter weekend is usually a time for festive gatherings and maybe a trip to another part of the country. Not this year.

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One fifth of pupils ‘falling through remote learning net’

This content was published on Apr 12, 2020 There is a big difference in the amount of time pupils are spending at their studies during the corona school closures, a Swiss-led study has found.

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