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 The number of flu cases is on the rise, Swiss health authorities warn. What should you do (and not do) if you become ill? https://www.thelocal.ch/20200117/flu-has-reached-epidemic-levels-in-switzerland Fri, 17 Jan 2020 11:43:24 +0100 flu-has-reached-epidemic-levels-in-switzerland Switzerland is in the grip of a flu epidemic after the number of cases of the viral infection increased in all parts of the country in the week before Christmas. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171228/flu-cases-in-switzerland-reach-epidemic-level Thu, 28 Dec 2017 15:02:38 +0100 flu-cases-in-switzerland-reach-epidemic-level Anyone visiting Geneva University Hospital must now wear a face mask, under new rules to combat the spread of flu. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161208/geneva-hospital-tells-visitors-they-must-don-face-masks Thu, 08 Dec 2016 13:09:25 +0100 geneva-hospital-tells-visitors-they-must-don-face-masks Animal rescue centres in Zurich are reporting an increase in the number of budgerigars being handed in amid a new outbreak of bird flu in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161118/owners-dispose-of-budgies-out-of-bird-flu-fears Fri, 18 Nov 2016 13:16:32 +0100 owners-dispose-of-budgies-out-of-bird-flu-fears An influenza epidemic has struck eastern, central and southern parts of Switzerland while the flu is increasing in most other parts of the country, the federal public health office says. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160115/flu-epidemic-hits-southern-and-eastern-switzerland Fri, 15 Jan 2016 10:13:44 +0100 flu-epidemic-hits-southern-and-eastern-switzerland You can now get a vaccination against the flu in pharmacies without a prescription in many Swiss cantons as health authorities aim to boost coverage of the population against a disease that causes 1,500 premature deaths in Switzerland annually. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151109/flu-jabs-offered-in-pharmacies-without-prescriptions Tue, 10 Nov 2015 00:03:31 +0100 flu-jabs-offered-in-pharmacies-without-prescriptions A flu epidemic, first noted in Switzerland at the beginning of January, is continuing to grow, the federal office of public health says. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130213/swiss-flu-epidemic-continues-to-grow Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:48:00 +0100 swiss-flu-epidemic-continues-to-grow