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Doubling of cases of tick-borne encephalitis reported

This content was published on Jul 13, 2020 The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) has received 215 reports of tick-borne encephalitis in Switzerland since the beginning of the year.

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Catching the last flight home during the Covid-19 pandemic

This content was published on May 16, 2020 An Indian national recounts her stressful return to her family in Switzerland aboard one of the last repatriation flights.

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Covid-19: Health or wealth?

This content was published on Mar 26, 2020 Can the pandemic be separated from the economy? Columnist Daniel Warner writes that this and other important questions are now being raised.

Stranded Swiss to be brought back home from South America

This content was published on Mar 21, 2020 Two planes have been chartered from Edelweiss, part of Swiss International Air Lines, to fly to Lima and Bogota on Tuesday and Wednesday next week. Arrangements are also being made for 100 citizens to be brought back from Costa Rica. “Over the last few days, the FDFA [foreign ministry], together with tour operators and travel…

Swiss media finds Trump impeachment gambit rather risky

This content was published on Sep 25, 2019 Swiss media tended to view the move as an understandable but risky gambit that could backfire on the Democrats in the divided nation. “The impeachment procedure against Trump is a dangerous strategy,” warns the headline of an op-ed written by Meret Baumann for the German-language NZZ newspaper. She notes that a recent survey suggests that only a third of the…

What the election means to me

This content was published on Nov 8, 2016 A mix of Swiss abroad and people living in Swiss-founded towns are contributing to our election night blog.

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