COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
 | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in German. (May 2020) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
| COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Switzerland |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China via Milan, Italy |
| Index case | Lugano, Canton of Ticino |
| Arrival date | 25 February 2020 (4 years, 9 months, 1 week and 1 day) |
| Confirmed cases | 841,573[1] |
| Recovered | 317,600 |
Deaths | 11,093[1] |
| Fatality rate | 1.47% |
| Government website | |
| bag.admin.ch/epidemien | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Switzerland on 25 February 2020 when the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed following a COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. A 70-year-old man in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino which borders Italy, tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. The man had previously visited Milan.[2][3] Afterwards, multiple cases related to the Italy clusters were discovered in multiple cantons, including Basel-City, Zürich, and Graubünden.[4][5][6] Multiple isolated cases not related to the Italy clusters were also subsequently confirmed.[7]
On 28 February 2020, the national government, the Federal Council, banned all events with more than 1,000 participants. On 16 March 2020, a State of Extraordinary Situation under the Epidemics Act was declared.[8] Most shops were closed nationwide. Shortly thereafter, on 20 March, all gatherings of more than five people in public spaces were banned. Additionally, the government gradually imposed restrictions on border crossings and announced economic support measures worth 40 billion Swiss francs.[9] The measures were gradually removed in several phases beginning in late April until June 2020[10] but new measures were imposed in October as cases surged again.[11]
On 23 December 2020, the vaccination campaign started in Switzerland, ahead of that of most European countries. Four days earlier, Swissmedic approved the first COVID-19 vaccine for regular use. On August 1, 2021, Switzerland achieved a vaccination rate of 52%.[12] From 13 September 2021, access to indoor public spaces like restaurants, bars, museums or fitness centres is only permitted with a valid Covid certificate. Almost all measures were lifted on 17 February 2022.
Background
On 12 January, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, who had initially come to the attention of the WHO on 31 December 2019.[13][14]
Unlike SARS of 2003, the case fatality ratio for COVID-19 [15][16] has been much lower, but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[17][15]
The COVID-19 virus has an especially high mortality rate for the elderly aged 65 and over.[18] This was especially concerning for Switzerland which had an elderly population of 18.3 percent in 2018, above the average for OECD countries.[19]
Timeline
February 2020
On 25 February 2020, Switzerland confirmed the first case of COVID-19, a 70-year-old man in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino bordering Italy, who had previously visited Milan tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.[20][21][3]
On 27 February, a 28-year-old IT worker from Geneva, who had recently returned from Milan, tested positive and was admitted to the Geneva University Hospital.[22][23] A 55-year-old Italian who worked in an international company also tested positive in Geneva.[24] Two Italian children, who were on vacation in Graubünden, tested positive and were hospitalised.[23][25][26]
A 26-year-old man in Aargau, who had gone on a business trip the week before and stayed in Verona, tested positive and was hospitalised.[23] A 30-year-old woman, who had visited Milan, was admitted to a hospital in Zurich.[23] A 49-year-old man living in France and working in Vaud was confirmed positive in Canton of Vaud.[27]
A young woman, who had travelled to Milan, tested positive in Basel-Stadt. She worked in a daycare centre in Riehen, and after her test had been confirmed, the children at the daycare were put into a two-week quarantine.[28] On 28 February, her partner, a 23-year-old man, also tested positive in Basel-Landschaft.[24]
March 2020
On 3 March, the University of Zurich announced six confirmed cases of coronavirus at the Institute of Mathematics. As of 5 March, there are 10 confirmed cases at the University of Zurich, at least 7 at the I-Math and 1 at the Center of Dental Medicine.[29]
On 5 March, the Lausanne University Hospital announced that a 74-year-old female coronavirus case had died overnight.[30] The patient had been hospitalised since 3 March, and had had chronic illness.[30]
On 11 March, a 54-year-old male died from COVID-19 in the Bruderholz Hospital in Basel-Landschaft, marking the fourth fatal case in Switzerland. He had joined a religious event in Mulhouse, France prior to contracting the virus and developing pneumonia.[31]
On 16 March 2020, a State of Extraordinary Situation under the Federal Law of Epidemics was declared.[8]
Government response
The Government began to hold COVID-19 press conferences to which several members of the Federal Council (Swiss Cabinet)[32] and the Head of the Swiss Corona Task-Force, Daniel Koch (dubbed Mr. Corona by the media) assisted.[33]
On 27 February 2020, following the confirmation of COVID-19 cases in the region, Graubünden cancelled the Engadiner Skimarathon.[26]
On 28 February, the Federal Council banned events involving more than 1,000 people in an effort to curb the spread of the infection.[34][35] Multiple events such as carnivals and fairs were either postponed or cancelled. Geneva Motor Show,[36] Baselworld,[37] Bern Carnival and the Carnival of Basel were cancelled.[38] University of Bern replaced all face-to-face lectures with more than 250 attendees with online lectures.[39]
On 6 March, the Federal Council announced a "changed strategy" with a focus on the protection of the most vulnerable individuals, i.e., older persons and persons with pre-existing conditions.[40]
On 13 March, the Federal Council decided to cancel classes in all educational establishments until 4 April 2020, and banned all events (public or private) involving more than 100 people. It has also decided to partially close its borders and enacted border controls.[41][42][43] The canton of Vaud took more drastic measures, prohibiting all public and private gatherings with more than 50 people, and closing its educational establishments until 30 April.[44][45]
On 16 March, the Federal Council announced[46] further measures, and a revised ordinance applicable on 17 March.[47][48][49] Measures include the closure of bars, shops and other gathering places until 19 April, but leaves open certain essentials, such as grocery shops, pharmacies, (a reduced) public transport and the postal service.[50]
The government announced a 42 billion CHF rescue package for the economy, which included money to replace lost wages for employed and self-employed people, short-term loans to businesses, delay for payments to the government, and support for cultural and sport organisations.[51]
On 20 March, the government announced that no complete lockdown would be implemented, but all events or meetings over 5 people were prohibited. Economic activities would continue including construction.[52]
Those measures were prolonged until 26 April 2020.[53]
On 16 April, Switzerland announced that the country would ease restrictions in a three-step, gradual way. The first step began on 27 April, for those who work in close contact with others, but not in large numbers.[54] Surgeons, dentists, day care workers, hairdressers, massage and beauty salons could be opened with safety procedures applied. DIY stores, garden centres, florists and food shops that also sell other goods could also be opened. The second step was to begin on 11 May, assuming implementation of the first step without problems, at which time other shops and schools could be opened. The third step would begin on 8 June with the easing of restrictions on vocational schools, universities, museums, zoos and libraries.[54] From the 25 June onwards, the Government pays for the costs of an eventual Covid Test, if a patient has enough symptoms of COVID-19.[55] In July and August, masks became mandatory, first on public transport and then also in airplanes.[55]
In October 2020, following a rapid increase in corona cases, the authorities imposed stricter public health measures. These include limiting public gatherings to 15 people, prioritising home office and making masks mandatory in all enclosed public spaces.[11] In January 2021, after a month of corona cases remaining at a high level, additional measures were passed that required the closure of all restaurants, sport and cultural venues as well as shops that do not sell products for daily use.[56]
From 13 September 2021, access to most indoor public spaces like restaurants, bars, museums or fitness centres was only permitted with a valid Covid certificate. No other restrictions were put in place for the fully vaccinated and boosted people.
On 17 February 2022, almost all measures were lifted, mask remaining mandatory on public transport and in healthcare institutions only.[57]
Proximity tracing: SwissCovid
An international consortium of researchers, mainly at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, developed the Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing (DP3T) framework for digital contact tracing.[58][59][60] The DP3T framework then provided the basis for the COVID-19 contact tracing app SwissCovid, developed by Swiss DP3T researchers, and the private sector in collaboration with Swiss federal administration.[58][60][61][62] In April, Swiss authorities first manifested public support for the project, and initiated a legislative process to draft a law allowing for a national digital contact tracing system.[61] At the end of May, a law was approved,[63] after which a test version was made available for a restricted public,[64] and the source code was released.[65] At the end of June, the application was released to the public.[66] Use of the app is voluntary and based on a decentralized approach using Bluetooth Low Energy, and uses Google and Apple's Exposure Notification system,[66] which was significantly influenced by the DP3T team.[60] As of mid-September, the app is used by over 1.6 million people everyday,[67] with around 450–500 exposure notifications sent a week,[68] for a total of over 2700 confirmed infections per week.[69] An agreement between EU countries to make applications compatible exists,[70] but there is no legal basis for the SwissCovid application to be part of this agreement, even though technically speaking it is said to be ready, according to the Federal Office of Public Health.[71]
Summary of Fiscal Response
During the first wave, the total Swiss distribution of relief funds totaled 73 billion CHF, around 10.4% of Swiss GDP.[72] This included a package on March 13, 2020, of 10 billion CHF.[72] 8 billion of which went to compensation of people who were employed part time, 1 billion for hard hit firms, and 580 million for loan guarantees and compensation for cancelled events.[72] An additional 32 billion CHF package was announced on March 20, 2020, aimed at extending part-time employee subsidies, a guarantee of 20 billion CHF for small business bridging loans, interest free deferral payments to social security, extended timelines for tax payments and payments to state owned suppliers, and compensation for losses of self employed workers.[72] On March 25, further measures of 600 million CHF per month were also provided. Further expansions to the aforementioned support measures were announced on April 3, April 8, April 16, April 22, and April 29.[72] These included a doubling of small business loan guarantees to 40 billion CHF and 1.9 billion CHF credit support relief to Swiss Airlines.[72]
Further support measures were also adopted by the Swiss government during the first wave of the pandemic. The Swiss Value Added Tax (VAT) was suspended through the end of 2020.[73] Additionally debt repayments and prosecution for bankruptcy was suspended from March to April 2020.[74] The Swiss government underwent different periods of debt payment suspensions before instituting a 3-month grace period option from debt collections available to any small business that was not over indebted prior to December, 2019.[74] Furthermore, a stimulus program was added called Innovation Switzerland, aimed at assuaging Swiss firms' financial conditions and incentivizing them to pursue long-term projects, in order to preserve Swiss firms' competitiveness.[75]
Vaccination campaign
The mRNA Covid vaccinations were given approval by Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products (Swissmedic) in December 2020 and January 2021. Priority for early vaccinations was given to persons aged 75 years or older, or with preexisting illnesses that are known to increase the risk of a severe Covid infection. By 24 April 2021, 2,273,981 doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administrated.[76] On August 1, 2021, Switzerland achieved a vaccination rate of 52%.[12] A total of 9, 713, 333 doses had been administered resulting in a 52% fully vaccinated rate and a 6% partially vaccinated rate.[12]
Legal consequences
In September 2021, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court ruled that the Canton of Bern had acted disproportionately by restricting the fundamental right to freedom of assembly. The cantonal government had temporarily restricted any gathering of people, including political rallies, to a maximum of 15 people.[77]
Statistics
As with most countries, the number of people actually have had COVID-19 in Switzerland is likely to be much higher than the number of confirmed cases,[78] especially as, since 6 March 2020, the Swiss government has had an official policy of not testing people with only mild symptoms.[79]
Charts
The charts for total and daily confirmed cases, recoveries and deaths are based on the data collected by the Federal Office of Public Health (Swiss Institute for Public Health),[80] as per the actual dates.
Because of the use of actual dates and as some delay occurs in reporting, all figures are subject to retrospective updating.
Cumulative number of confirmed cases, active cases and deaths
 | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Confirmed new cases per day
| Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Confirmed deaths per day
| Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Confirmed recoveries per day
| Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Total deaths
Deaths in Switzerland by age group
| Age | Hospitalised | Deaths | % of deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–9 years | 329 | 2 | 0,02 % |
| 10–19 years | 175 | 1 | 0,01 % |
| 20–29 years | 548 | 3 | 0,03 % |
| 30–39 years | 962 | 10 | 0,10 % |
| 40–49 years | 1876 | 39 | 0,38 % |
| 50–59 years | 3918 | 205 | 1,98 % |
| 60–69 years | 5314 | 698 | 6,73 % |
| 70–79 years | 7213 | 2098 | 20,24 % |
| ≥ 80 years | 9433 | 7310 | 70,52 % |
Status as of 7 July 2021
See also
- COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
- Federal Department of Home Affairs
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
References
- ^ a b Federal Office of Public Health. "New coronavirus: Situation in Switzerland". bag.admin.ch. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Erster bestätigter Fall in der Schweiz" (in German). Blick. 25 February 2020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ a b "BREAKING: Switzerland confirms first case of coronavirus". The Local. 25 February 2020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus cases spreading in Switzerland". Swissinfo. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Informationen zum Coronavirus". gr.ch. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Swiss coronavirus cases rise to nine as children placed in precautionary quarantine". Reuters. 27 February 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Google employee who was at Zurich office tests positive for coronavirus". finance.yahoo.com. 28 February 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Coronavirus: Federal Council declares 'extraordinary situation' and introduces more stringent measures". Federal Council of Switzerland. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ NZZ-Redaktion. "Coronavirus in der Schweiz: die neusten Entwicklungen". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Switzerland announces staged easing of Covid-19 curbs". RTE. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b swissinfo.ch/Keystone-SDA/gw (18 October 2020). "Switzerland imposes mask-wearing in indoor public spaces". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Covid-19 Schweiz | Coronavirus | Dashboard". covid19.admin.ch (in German). Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ Elsevier. "Novel Coronavirus Information Center". Elsevier Connect. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ Reynolds, Matt (4 March 2020). "What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic?". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "High consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". www.wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Older Adults Risks and Vaccine Information | cdc". cdc.gov. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Country Policy Tracker". oecd.org. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Coronavirus updates: US criticizes Iran and China over their handling of the outbreak". Deutsche Welle. 25 February 2020. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Erster bestätigter Fall in der Schweiz" (in German). Blick. 25 February 2020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "New coronavirus Covid-19: three new confirmed cases in Switzerland". www.bag.admin.ch. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Switzerland confirms total of four coronavirus cases". Swissinfo. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Manifestations d'ampleur interdites en raison du coronavirus. Conférence de presse du Conseil fédéral en direct". rts.ch (in French). 28 February 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Informationen zum Coronavirus". www.gr.ch. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ a b Swiss Telegraphic Agency. "Graubünden sagt den Engadiner Skimarathon ab". www.bielertagblatt.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: premier cas détecté dans le canton de Vaud". www.vd.ch. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Swiss coronavirus cases rise to nine as children placed in precautionary quarantine". Reuters. 27 February 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus COVID-19". UZH. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Coronavirus: 1er décès dans le canton de Vaud | État de Vaud".
- ^ "Berset-Challenge erreicht 1,4 Millionen Menschen". Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ swissinfo.ch/Keystone-SDA/gw (18 October 2020). "Switzerland imposes mask-wearing in indoor public spaces". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Abschied von "Mr. Corona" - Hatten Sie nie Zweifel, Daniel Koch?". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 28 May 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "New coronavirus". Federal Office of Public Health FOPH. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Federal Council bans large-scale events". The Federal Council. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ Borgomeo, Vincenzo (28 February 2020). "Coronavirus, annullato il Salone dell'automobile di Ginevra". la Repubblica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Baselworld postponed to January 2021". www.baselworld.com. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Switzerland bans major public events to slow spread of virus". Swissinfo. 28 February 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus". Universität Bern. 25 February 2020. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Verstärkter Schutz besonders gefährdeter Personen und Evaluation der wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen" (in German). Der Bundesrat. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Leforestier, Hélène (13 March 2020). "Coronavirus: Il y aura des contrôles à toutes les frontières suisses". le Messager (in French).
- ^ Nicole Cajeux; Andy Maître (13 March 2020). "Coronavirus: Toutes les nouvelles du vendredi 13 mars". Le Nouvelliste (in Swiss French).
- ^ "Bundesrat verschärft Massnahmen gegen das Coronavirus zum Schutz der Gesundheit und unterstützt betroffene Branchen" (in German). Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ Collet, Cécile (13 March 2020). "Les élèves à la maison, le défi du téléenseignement". VQH (in French). Archived from the original on 15 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Vaud ferme toutes les écoles du canton". La Liberté (in French). 13 March 2020.
- ^ "16.03.2020 - BR zu: Coronavirus (COVID-19): Aktueller Stand und Entscheide" (in German and French). Der Schweizerische Bundesrat - Le Conseil fédéral suisse - Il Consiglio federale svizzero. 16 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Verordnung 2 über Massnahmen zur Bekämpfung des Coronavirus (COVID-19)" (PDF) (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Ordonnance 2 sur les mesures destinées à lutter contre le coronavirus (COVID-19)" (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Ordinanza 2 sui provvedimenti per combattere il coronavirus (COVID-19)" (PDF) (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "New coronavirus: Federal government measures". Federal Office of Public Health FOPH. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Bund startet grösstes Rettungspaket der Schweizer Geschichte - Wirtschaft - tagesanzeiger.ch, tagesanzeiger.ch: Nichts verpassen". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ Chapman, Matthias; Ruoss, Anja (20 March 2020). "Ein Riesenpaket für die Wirtschaft, Einschränkung im Privaten - Schweiz: Standard - tagesanzeiger.ch, tagesanzeiger.ch: Nichts verpassen" (in German). Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "New coronavirus: Measures and ordinances". Federal Office of Public Health FOPH.
- ^ a b "Federal Council to gradually ease measures against the new coronavirus". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ a b BAG, Bundesamt für Gesundheit. "Neues Coronavirus: Massnahmen und Verordnungen". www.bag.admin.ch (in German). Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "UPDATE: Switzerland to close all restaurants amid new move to stem Covid-19 surge". 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Federal Council to lift measures – mask requirement on public transport and in healthcare institutions and isolation in the event of illness to remain until end of March". admin.ch. 16 February 2022.
- ^ a b Swissinfo ch/urs with input from Armando Mombelli (9 June 2020). "Swiss to pioneer use of coronavirus tracing app in Europe". Swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Tackling Covid-19 trace and trace app problems". eeNews Europe. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ a b c Seydtaghia, Anouch (27 May 2020). "Exposée au niveau mondial avec SwissCovid, l'EPFL est sous pression". Le Temps (in French). ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ a b Koller, Rodolphe (7 April 2020). "App pour tracer les contacts: utilité, fonctionnement, arbitrages, applicabilité, risques". www.ictjournal.ch (in French). Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Suisse: Une "app " au centre de la guerre contre le Covid-19". Le Matin (in French). 3 May 2020. ISSN 1018-3736. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ Keystone-SDA/jdp (20 May 2020). "Government provides legal basis for SwissCovid contact tracing app". swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ swissinfo.ch/mga (26 May 2020). "SwissCovid tracing app accidentally made available to public". swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ swissinfo.ch/ac (29 May 2020). "Swiss Covid-19 contact tracing app ready for privacy testing". swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ a b Ibrahim, Sara; MacNamee, Terence (25 June 2020). "Switzerland launches SwissCovid tracing app for residents". swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ Office fédéral de la statistique (ed.). "Suivi de l'application SwissCovid". bfs.admin.ch. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020..
- ^ Office fédéral de la statistique, Office fédéral de l'informatique et des télécommunications, ed. (17 September 2020). "Nombre de codes covid introduits par les utilisateurs dans les 7 jours | Diagramme". experimental.bfs.admin.ch (in French). Retrieved 19 September 2020..
- ^ Département fédéral de l'intérieur DFI - Office fédéral de la santé publique - Unité de direction Santé publique, ed. (18 September 2020). "Maladie à coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) - Rapport quotidien sur la situation épidémiologique en Suisse et dans la Principauté de Liechtenstein" (PDF). bag.admin.ch (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020..
- ^ "Press corner". European Commission - European Commission. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "L'appli Swiss-Covid à l'étranger". www.Bluewin.ch (in French). Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Policy Responses to COVID19". IMF. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "COVID-19 Economic Relief Plans Around the World". Tax Foundation. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ a b "COVID-19: Swiss Government Financial Assistance Measures | White & Case LLP". www.whitecase.com. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Country policy responses (COVID-19 and the world of work)". www.ilo.org. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Coronavirus in the world: latest case and death tolls in 24h per country". www.sortiraparis.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Historisches Corona-Urteil: Kanton Bern ging mit Demo-Einschränkung zu weit". Watson (in German). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ Lau, Hien; Khosrawipour, Veria; Kocbach, Piotr; Mikolajczyk, Agata; Ichii, Hirohito; Schubert, Justyna; Bania, Jacek; Khosrawipour, Tanja (14 March 2020). "Internationally lost COVID-19 cases". Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection. 53 (3): 454–458. doi:10.1016/j.jmii.2020.03.013. ISSN 1684-1182. PMC 7102572. PMID 32205091.
- ^ "Bund sucht nicht mehr alle Corona-Infizierten". Der Bund (in German). ISSN 0774-6156. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "COVID-19 Switzerland". Federal Office of Public Health FOPH. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Situationsbericht zur epidemiologischen Lage in der Schweiz und im Fürstentum Liechtenstein – Woche 26" (PDF) (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
External links
- Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases and historical data by Johns Hopkins University
- Corona Data – interactive historic map of cases in Switzerland
- Worldwide Coronavirus Map, confirmed Cases – map the route paths of coronavirus confirmed cases
- Swiss CoronaMapper – map with several updated statistics
- Worldometer, COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic – Confirmed Cases and Deaths by Country, Territory, or Conveyance, updated daily at midnight GMT+0
- Coronavirus Switzerland updates and news Archived 8 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Switzerland in Coronavirus Global international portal. Available in English, French, German and more.
- Wikiversity:COVID-19/All-cause deaths/Switzerland
