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2021 in numbers: face coverings, floods, sugar and salt

Flood damage in the Swiss town of Cressier, June 2021

This content was published on Dec 27, 2021 Surprising statistics from some of our most interesting and popular stories from the past 12 months.

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Spengler Cup tournament called off again due to Covid

This content was published on Dec 25, 2021 The traditional international ice-hockey tournament in the Swiss resort of Davos has been cancelled at short notice.

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Covid virus ‘takes no break’ over Christmas warn Swiss ministers

This content was published on Dec 25, 2021 President Guy Parmelin has called for solidarity during the festive season with the family, as the Omicron Covid variant is spreading in Switzerland.

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Swiss health officials sound alarm over Omicron transmissions

This content was published on Dec 21, 2021 Health officials warn of an imminent wave of Covid infections with the contagious Omicron variant in Switzerland in the next few weeks.

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Israel bans travel to Switzerland over Omicron concerns

This content was published on Dec 20, 2021 Israel added Switzerland and the US to its "no-fly" list on Monday over concerns about the Covid-19 Omicron variant.

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One in two Swiss in favour of lockdown for unvaccinated

This content was published on Dec 19, 2021 In a survey of 1,000 Swiss residents, half of the respondents approved of movement restrictions for people not vaccinated against Covid-19.

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Protesters rally in Bern against new round of pandemic measures

This content was published on Dec 18, 2021 An estimated 300 opponents of the recently announced Covid-19 restrictions took part in a rally in the Swiss capital Bern on Saturday.

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Despite Covid, the Swiss are reluctant to surrender the Alpine good life

This content was published on Dec 17, 2021 It’s a glaucous December dawn in Zurich. A light sleet makes the icy Limmat River look like dull, beaten lead.

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Swiss voters likely to decide on proposed vaccination ban

This content was published on Dec 16, 2021 A proposal calling for a de-facto ban on mandatory vaccinations has been handed in to the Swiss authorities.

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Switzerland’s budget in the red again

This content was published on Dec 16, 2021 Parliament has approved next year’s regular national budget which foresees a deficit of CHF2.3 billion ($2.5 billion).

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