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 Monday April 27th marks the beginning of the partial lifting of the lockdown restrictions in Switzerland that have been in force for the past six weeks. Certain sectors will be resuming their activities under strict protection measures. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200427/explainer-what-is-re-opening-in-switzerland-and-under-what-conditions Mon, 27 Apr 2020 13:59:05 +0200 explainer-what-is-re-opening-in-switzerland-and-under-what-conditions More than a quarter of ice cubes used in Swiss bars and restaurants contain faecal bacteria such as E. coli, according to a nationwide study by the Swiss cantonal chemists association (VKCS). https://www.thelocal.ch/20160329/swiss-study-finds-e-coli-in-ice-cubes-served-in-bars Tue, 29 Mar 2016 12:53:41 +0200 swiss-study-finds-e-coli-in-ice-cubes-served-in-bars Swiss pool attendants are warning that water quality is suffering as swimmers flout the rules regarding showering and enter the pool with their underwear on. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150717/hygiene-rules-being-flouted-in-outdoor-pools Fri, 17 Jul 2015 13:42:11 +0200 hygiene-rules-being-flouted-in-outdoor-pools Basel-based Pharmaceuticals giant Roche said on Monday that it had joined forces with another Swiss company Polyphor to develop an antibiotic to fight a superbug that has taken hold in hospitals. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131104/roche-teams Mon, 04 Nov 2013 15:55:00 +0100 roche-teams Every year 600 deaths and 15,000 infections could be avoided in Swiss hospital operating rooms through better hygiene standards, says Swissnoso, an organization dedicated to reducing hospital-borne disease. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131028/lax-hospital-hygiene-causes-hundreds-of-deaths Mon, 28 Oct 2013 22:36:00 +0100 lax-hospital-hygiene-causes-hundreds-of-deaths