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 Throughout the second coronavirus wave, many medical facilities in Switzerland have reached their saturation points. But what is the latest on the country's hospitals? https://www.thelocal.ch/20201214/update-what-is-the-situation-in-swiss-hospitals-right-now Mon, 14 Dec 2020 12:00:19 +0100 update-what-is-the-situation-in-swiss-hospitals-right-now ICU (Intensive Care Unit) beds are being taken up in hospitals all across Switzerland by coronavirus patients in serious conditions. How do things look in your canton? https://www.thelocal.ch/20201106/maps-switzerlands-intensive-care-capacity Fri, 06 Nov 2020 12:30:44 +0100 maps-switzerlands-intensive-care-capacity No more room. Patients with severe Covid-19 infections fill all the 10 enclosed beds in the intensive care unit at this small Swiss hospital, but more keep coming. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201106/exhausted-swiss-doctors-reel-as-second-virus-wave-hits Fri, 06 Nov 2020 14:12:55 +0100 exhausted-swiss-doctors-reel-as-second-virus-wave-hits As Switzerland’s medical facilities are near their saturation points, medical authorities are preparing a triage plan to decide who will get priority for beds in intensive care units. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201105/covid-19-what-will-be-the-priority-triage-in-swiss-hospitals Thu, 05 Nov 2020 10:16:33 +0100 covid-19-what-will-be-the-priority-triage-in-swiss-hospitals The Swiss-based International Cycling Union (UCI) now has a new president after Britain's Brian Cookson unseated longtime incumbent Pat McQuaid, an Irishman who lives in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130929/guard-changes-at-world-cyclings-swiss-hq Sun, 29 Sep 2013 12:12:00 +0200 guard-changes-at-world-cyclings-swiss-hq