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Swiss health officials have warned that the new Covid-19 variant could pose worrying new health risks in coming months.

Health experts have urged the population to respect hygiene rules and to get vaccinated to avoid overburdening of Swiss hospitals.

Swiss authorities are waiting for the country’s medical regulator to give its opinion on Covid booster shots before nailing down the next steps in their vaccination strategy. On Thursday, Swiss Health Minister Alain Berset said the government and cantons are awaiting Swissmedic’s recommendation of a third dose of the vaccine before proceeding. We have regular exchanges with the Federal Vaccination Commission and the cantons. We are waiting for the decision of Swissmedic, Berset said. That could be a matter of days or weeks, according to Swissmedic. Berset also told journalists in Bern that...

Swiss authorities are waiting for the country’s medical regulator to give its opinion on Covid booster shots before nailing down the next steps in their vaccination strategy. On Thursday, Swiss Health Minister Alain Berset said the government and cantons are awaiting Swissmedic’s recommendation of a third dose of the vaccine before proceeding. We have regular exchanges with the Federal Vaccination Commission and the cantons. We are waiting for the decision of Swissmedic, Berset said. That could be a matter of days or weeks, according to Swissmedic. Berset also told journalists in Bern that...

There will be no general obligation to show a Covid certificate in Swiss ski resorts this winter, although there may be exceptions.