Covid-19 test offensive starts in Switzerland
Schools should carry out repeated tests using pooled saliva samples to improve prevention and detect outbreaks early. Keystone / Alexandra Wey
Rapid Covid self-tests should be available by April 7 in Switzerland. These will be free for everyone, regardless of whether they have symptoms or not.
This content was published on March 27, 2021 - 15:25
March 27, 2021 - 15:25
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“We are working with the cantons and the pharmacies to make the appropriate preparations,” Health Minister Alain Berset told Swiss public radio on Saturday, noting that supplies could be short at the start, but that Switzerland is now “a week ahead of schedule”.
Published March 04. 2021 5:28PM | Updated March 04. 2021 6:11PM
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Minuteâs silence and church bells announced for Covid victims
Activists light almost 9,200 candles outside parliament in Bern on February 21 to commemorate those who have died of Covid-19 in Switzerland Keystone / Peter Schneider
Everyone in Switzerland has been invited to observe a minuteâs silence on Friday for the more than 9,000 people who have died in connection with Covid-19. Afterwards, church bells will ring across the country.
This content was published on March 3, 2021 - 17:16
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The national minuteâs silence will take place at exactly 11.59am, the economics ministry said in a statementExternal link on Wednesday. At noon the three national churches will ring their church bells in joint commemoration.