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BBC News By Imogen Foulkes Image caption The Lauberhorn course is the longest downhill run in the world (file image) A British tourist has been blamed for a spike in coronavirus cases that led officials to cancel Switzerlands famous Lauberhorn ski race. The resort of Wengen, where the race is held, had recorded only 10 cases of the virus by mid-December. But the number soon began to rise and many cases have since been linked to the new highly infectious variant o...

news British tourist blamed for cancelled ski race © AFP The Lauberhorn course is the longest downhill run in the world (file image) A British tourist has been blamed for a spike in coronavirus cases that led officials to cancel Switzerlands famous Lauberhorn ski race. The resort of Wengen, where the race is held, had recorded only 10 cases of the virus by mid-December. But the number soon began to rise and many cases have since been linked to the new highly-infectious variant of Covid-19 f...

Despite the Swiss government banning arrivals from the United Kingdom on December 21st in an effort to prevent the spread of a new highly contagious Covid variant, it seems it was already in the co...

Like many sensible people who have adhered to government. guidelines I find myself in total agreement with regular contributor Mrs Jackson who throws scorn on the selfish and stupid behaviour of the Covidiots who flouted every precaution, organising raves in Huncoat and Accrington over the festive period. This irresponsible and grotesque conduct has not simply been confined to our local area but throughout the country despite the pandemic having us in its grip with infection rates soaring a...

The psychological seal of lockdown compliance has been broken for good We are becoming more and more adept at bluffing our way to getting some of what we’re missing 6 January 2021 • 11:46am "I know five different people who travelled to Europe over Christmas and New Year for no reason other than to see friends and family" Credit: Getty When it comes to lockdown adherence, there’s a noticeable (and growing) new minority of travellers who seem to be channelling the ‘spirit’ of Italian r...

It had the makings of a bad Bond movie. Under the cloak of darkness, about 200 British skiers escaped, most likely in their BMWs and Porsche Cayennes, from the upmarket Swiss ski resort of Verbier and

"We had to get out of there or wed have been stuck" (Image: GETTY) Speaking to the Daily Telegraph Simon Wiget, director of Verbier’s tourist office, commented: “The British must not be stigmatised. “They arrived in Verbier anticipating fresh mountain air, but then suddenly they are stuck in a hotel room. “The reflex would be to leave if you are told this. “I think the vast majority of people would have believed they were acting responsibly and within the law.” Whilst restaurants ha...

12 British tourists investigated by Swiss police for alleged escape Alexandra Williams In Geneva and Nick Fagge and Harry Howard For Mailonline © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo Twelve British tourists are being investigated by Swiss police for allegedly escaping a hastily-imposed Covid quarantine. The skiers were among hundreds of Britons on holiday in the luxury Alpine resort of Verbier when the Swiss government suddenly announced a retroactive 10-day quarantine. It ...

Police in Switzerland are investigating a group of British tourists amid allegations they fled a ski resort after being told they were to enter a Covid quarantine period. The 12 unaccounted-for people were among hundreds of Britons on holiday in the luxury Alpine resort of Verbier when the Swiss government announced a retroactive 10-day quarantine. The move was an attempt to contain the new coronavirus variant after authorities realised that...

Reuters Reuters 31 December, 2020, 5:09 pm FILE PHOTO: A snow making machine is pictured, before the official opening of the Alpine ski resort of Verbier on December 5, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Verbier, Switzerland December 1, 2020. Picture taken December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss police said on Wednesday they are investigating 12 cases in which British tourists ignored quarantine orders aimed at containing new COVID-19 vi...