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Hundreds of British tourists fled the upmarket ski resort of Verbier in Switzerland after being told they must quarantine if they wanted to stay, according to reports. More than 400 UK holidaymakers were thought to be in the area as countries scrambled to contain the new, more transmissible, Some reports say about half of those are understood to have left the Swiss resort, rather than face 10 days shut in hotel rooms. Image: A COVID 'angel' who reminds skiers of the coronavirus safety guidance in Verbier Health minister Alain Berset said the exodus of tourists was "obviously ...

Monday, 28 Dec 2020 09:54 PM MYT 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. — Reuters pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. ZURICH, Dec 28 — Hundreds of Britons have fled quarantine in the Swiss ski resort of Verbier, with the country’s health minister attributing the exodus to an “impossible situation” where authorities moved at short-notice to contain a new variant of the ...

British tourists ‘fled’ Swiss ski resort quarantine British tourists fled the Swiss ski resort of Verbier “clandestinely” under cover of darkness rather than submit to a new quarantine imposed on UK visitors, a local official said on Monday. Switzerland is one of dozens of countries to have banned travel from the UK over a new, potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant, linked to a recent surge in cases in England, was reported in the UK. On December 21, the Swiss Federal Council imposed an entry ban and a retroactive 10-day quarantine period on all travelers from the UK and ...

British tourists 'flee' Swiss ski resort after coronavirus quarantine announced British tourists have fled the Swiss ski resort of Verbier "clandestinely" under cover of darkness rather than submit to a new quarantine imposed on UK visitors, a local official says. Switzerland is one of dozens of countries to have banned travel from the UK over a new, potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant, linked to a recent surge in cases in England, was reported in the UK. On December 21, the Swiss Federal Council imposed an entry ban and a retroactive 10-day quarantine period on all travellers ...

Print Article A gondola in the Alpine resort of Verbier, a favourite with British tourists but which this year will see little activity Fabrice COFFRINI Text size Switzerland's ski resorts were set to boom with snow-seeking British winter tourists -- but the flight ban because of the new Covid-19 variant raging in England has put those Christmas plans on ice. In plush Verbier, 1,500 metres up in the Alps, hoteliers were left struggling to deal with Monday's ruling by the Swiss government -- which also included a 10-day retroactive quarantine for anyone who arrived from ...