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By Reuters Staff (Repeats to more customers) ZURICH, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Switzerland has documented five cases of a coronavirus variant from Britain and two cases of a South African variant, a Swiss health ministry official said on Tuesday, adding he anticipates more cases of these faster-spreading mutations will emerge. Patrick Mathys, the health ministry’s crisis management section leader, also said the Swiss supply of COVID-19 shots will be limited until more vaccines are approved by the na...

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Germany and Switzerland join states banning flights from SA over new virus strain 22 December 2020 - 07:22 Agency Staff Picture: REUTERS/LUISA GONZALEZ Berlin  — Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands have joined countries  banning flights from SA to stop the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus believed to be responsible for a recent surge in infections. By Tuesday, Germany, the Netherlands, Turkey, Sudan, El Salvador, Guatemala and Panama were among states that...

Swiss impose entry ban for travellers from UK and South Africa A general entry ban for all foreign nationals seeking to enter Switzerland from the UK to South Africa is in effect. Keystone / Ronald Wittek The Swiss government has ordered people who entered the country from the United Kingdom and South Africa since December 14 to go into a ten-day quarantine and imposed a general entry ban for foreign nationals seeking to travel from the two countries. This content was published on December 21, ...

UPDATE 1-Swiss ban UK, South Africa travellers, believe mutant virus is circulating Reuters 12/21/2020 (Adds details from news conference) ZURICH, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Swiss officials who banned travel from Britain and South Africa on Monday on fear of mutant coronavirus variants that are spreading rapidly in those countries believe a new strain is likely already in Switzerland, despite not having detected it. The Swiss government, among nations to levy travel restrictions, ordered people who h...

Swiss Covid taskforce demands urgent action after ‘insufficient’ measures Experts at Tuesdays press conference under a graphic showing the rise in cases, hospitalisations and deaths Keystone / Peter Klaunzer Experts have warned that coronavirus cases and deaths are likely to rise further in Switzerland. Calls for urgent action and a second lockdown are becoming louder. This content was published on December 15, 2020 - 15:27 December 15, 2020 - 15:27 Keystone-SDA/SRF/ilj New infections...

Swiss coronavirus expert calls for lockdown to curb COVID-19 By Bart H. Meijer FILE PHOTO: A poster demands to wear protective masks in Zurich ZURICH (Reuters) – The leading expert advising the Swiss government on the coronavirus pandemic urged it on Tuesday to impose an immediate and strict lockdown to contain the infection rate, echoing calls by other scientists, officials and medical professionals. “We think we need very strong measures, the earlier the better,” Martin Ack...