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Stay informed about what happens in Switzerland and what you must know as Swiss Abroad. We at SwissCommunity and our partner organisations keep you updated by means of printed and electronic information.

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The Organisation of the Swiss Abroad has represented the overall interests of Swiss nationals abroad in Switzerland since 1916, and is recognised by the authorities as the mouthpiece of the “Fifth Switzerland”.

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Switzerland and Covid-19

Switzerland and Covid-19

By no means has Switzerland evaded Covid-19. The country was a bona fide hotspot at times during both the first and second wave of the pandemic. In tackling the virus, Switzerland chose a course that differed in more ways than one from that of neighbouring countries.

This continually updated dossier contains all relevant “Swiss Review” articles on Covid-19 to date as well as a list of annotated links to external sources.

The “Swiss Review” editorial team is responsible for all content. Contact email

Sources and links

Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) website providing a comprehensive rundown of the situation in Switzerland as well as further information on quarantine rules, travel restrictions, and vaccination.

“Coronavirus: the situation in Switzerland” – current overview available in ten different languages on the Swissinfo online platform.

Articles

Pandemic lessons: what has Switzerland learnt?

The Confederation and cantons are writing up Switzerland’s handling of the pandemic in various reports. There is a lot of self-congratulatory…

Switzerland, the second Covid winter, and the Omicron wave

Covid’s political side-effects

Covid-19 to bring nursing staff more than applause

Why did Swiss politicians consider silencing the scientists on Covid?

“As much as it pains me to say it, you cannot negotiate with a virus”

How the pandemic spiralled

Corona cases soar as winter approaches

The corona pandemic in Switzerland

A firm handshake

Imagine a cattle market somewhere in rural Switzerland. A farmer is offering well-groomed calves and goats for sale. A potential buyer turns up. The…

Coronavirus in Switzerland – a story of discipline and of how much worse it could have been

When satire suddenly toed the line

The Swiss experience a new way of life

Equality of opportunity compromised

The high-risk group

“Go on holiday in Switzerland”

“Help is on its way” – Switzerland’s multibillion bailout

The biggest repatriation operation in Swiss history

Notes from the Federal Palace

Daniel Koch

The coronavirus crisis in Switzerland

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