The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Pandemic in Europe won't be over until 70 percent are vaccinated, says WHO The WHO's European director warned Friday that the Covid-19 pandemic won't end until at least 70 percent of people are vaccinated, and criticised Europe's vaccine rollout as "too slow". https://www.thelocal.ch/20210529/pandemic-wont-be-over-until-70-percent-are-vaccinated-who-director Sat, 29 May 2021 14:50:51 +0200 pandemic-wont-be-over-until-70-percent-are-vaccinated-who-director COMPARE: The different strategies used in Europe to vaccinate against Covid-19 There are big differences in the strategies and organisation used by countries around Europe to vaccinate their populations against Covid-19. Here's a run down that allows you to compare the vaccination policies in place in several European countries. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210415/compared-how-countries-around-europe-are-organising-their-covid-vaccine-rollouts Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:03:25 +0200 compared-how-countries-around-europe-are-organising-their-covid-vaccine-rollouts EU vaccine chief hopes for tourism boost as he unveils Covid-19 'health passport' The head of the European Commission vaccines task force, Thierry Breton, unveiled the first European "health passport" on Sunday, claiming he hopes Europe will have a summer season "comparable to last year". https://www.thelocal.ch/20210328/eu-vaccine-chief-hopes-for-tourism-boost-as-he-unveils-covid-19-passport Sun, 28 Mar 2021 17:35:17 +0200 eu-vaccine-chief-hopes-for-tourism-boost-as-he-unveils-covid-19-passport Covid-19 third wave: Which countries in Europe have the tightest restrictions? Many countries across Europe are ramping up restrictions to try to stem a new wave of Covid-19 infections that has once again left hospitals struggling to cope. But different countries are using different strategies to tackle the virus surge and some countries are even easing measures. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210323/covid-19-across-europe-how-countries-are-tightening-restrictions-while-others-are-easing-them Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:18:05 +0100 covid-19-across-europe-how-countries-are-tightening-restrictions-while-others-are-easing-them Swiss custom coffins to die for It is hard to imagine your own funeral, even more so to picture it as an event where people will be smiling right after you have kicked the bucket. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121106/swiss-custom-coffins-to-die-for Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:40:00 +0100 swiss-custom-coffins-to-die-for