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 It might be reasonable to assume that people in Switzerland would be most afraid of coronavirus due to it being so high on the health agenda this year. But a new study found this is not the case. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200821/which-illnesses-do-people-in-switzerland-fear-most Fri, 21 Aug 2020 13:26:10 +0200 which-illnesses-do-people-in-switzerland-fear-most A number of Swiss tourists are stranded in Mongolia after the deaths of two people from bubonic plague. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190507/swiss-tourists-stranded-in-mongolia-after-bubonic-plague-cases Tue, 07 May 2019 12:15:49 +0200 swiss-tourists-stranded-in-mongolia-after-bubonic-plague-cases Swiss health authorities are taking extra steps to fight measles after a recent rise in the number of cases in the country. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190401/concern-over-spike-in-measles-cases-in-switzerland-vaccination Mon, 01 Apr 2019 23:40:00 +0200 concern-over-spike-in-measles-cases-in-switzerland-vaccination People who need cannabis for medical reasons should be issued with a special identity card to help them obtain the drug more easily, say authorities in the canton of Zurich. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161124/zurich-patients-should-have-easier-access-to-cannabis Thu, 24 Nov 2016 11:57:06 +0100 zurich-patients-should-have-easier-access-to-cannabis Residents of the Swiss city of Le Locle, world famous for its watch production, have been laid low by a nasty infection with authorities warning people not to drink the water. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150725/mystery-bug-hits-french-watch-capital Sat, 25 Jul 2015 16:20:14 +0200 mystery-bug-hits-french-watch-capital