The Home Run 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Listen Live

Search

Switzerland stands ready to help France

Friday, 9 April 2021 04:53

Pixabay

Switzerland says it’s ready to help France treat covid patients as a third wave overwhelms that country’s health system.

French hospitals in the neighbouring departments of Haute Savoie and Ain have stopped non-urgent operations for at least the next two weeks. 

Any formal request for help will have to be handled by Bern, but authorities in Geneva say solidarity with friends and neighbours will always be important. 

Switzerland also helped France out during the first wave – a gesture rewarded by the French with a Swiss army presence at the Bastille Day Parade in June last year. 
 

Share

More from Bitesize News

  • Geneva could foot the G7 bill

    Geneva fears it will be left with the security bill from a G7 summit just across the border in Évian, according to 24 heures.

  • US NGO discovers Swiss child abuse cases

    Switzerland relies too heavily on an American NGO to detect child sexual abuse online, raising questions about the country's ability to protect children on its own.

  • French singer banned by Paleo

    The Paléo Festival in Nyon says it will no longer invite French singer Patrick Bruel, after a former volunteer accused him of inappropriate behaviour.

  • Cars going uninspected

    The cantons are struggling to keep up with mandatory vehicle inspections, leaving more than 550,000 checks overdue nationwide.

  • War may lead to rent rises

    Rents may rise again, says the bank Raiffeisen.

  • Not a heatwave, yet

    Summer has arrived, with temperatures climbing past 30 over the long weekend. Basel reached 31 and Sion hit 32.4, but MeteoSwiss, says this does not yet count as an official heatwave.

Follow WRS

Download our app

  • Available on the App Store
  • Available on Google Play