The vast majority of people in Switzerland how have antibodies to fight Covid.
The Graubünden cantonal doctor, Marina Jamnicki, estimates 98% of the population have been exposed to the virus, either through vaccination or infection.
But the recommendation that those at risk maintain their level of vaccination by getting a booster still stands.
She says in her canton the hospitals are coping well and there hasn’t been a corona death since the winter, and that was someone in their eighties.
Schools offer support to students following bar fire
School students in Geneva returned to classrooms yesterday under a heavy emotional cloud, following a deadly New Year’s Eve fire in Crans-Montana.
Macron to visit Switzerland
French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Switzerland on Friday to attend the national memorial ceremony for the victims of the fire at the Constellation bar in Crans-Montana.
Deep freeze hits Switzerland
Freezing temperatures are gripping Switzerland. Overnight lows plunged deep into the double digits below zero in several regions.
More emergency cold spaces
Geneva is extending its emergency shelters for the homeless as overnight temperatures are set to drop further.
Bern freezes Maduro assets
Switzerland has frozen assets linked to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and other associates.
All Crans victims identified - half were under 17
Authorities in canton Valais say all victims of the New Year’s Eve fire in the resort of Crans-Montana have now been formally identified.
