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 This week, about 240 people are quarantined in the Swiss city of Fribourg after being exposed to an infected person in three bars and nightclubs. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200731/swiss-authorities-we-opened-the-discotheques-too-early Fri, 31 Jul 2020 18:01:22 +0200 swiss-authorities-we-opened-the-discotheques-too-early Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis has decided to halt a clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, citing problems in recruiting enough patients for the study of the controversial drug. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200621/swiss-giant-novartis-halts-covid-19-hydroxychloroquine-study Sun, 21 Jun 2020 10:21:31 +0200 swiss-giant-novartis-halts-covid-19-hydroxychloroquine-study As the number of coronavirus cases and associated deaths continue to rise in Switzerland here's all the latest info about the virus, how the government is responding and the essential advice for members of the public. (Paywall Free) https://www.thelocal.ch/20200316/swiss-health-authorities-launch-a-campaign-to-prevent-the-spread-of-coronavirus Mon, 16 Mar 2020 01:33:54 +0100 swiss-health-authorities-launch-a-campaign-to-prevent-the-spread-of-coronavirus Medical workers are at the forefront of the fight to curb the spread of Covid-19. How is Switzerland’s medical community coping with this challenge? https://www.thelocal.ch/20200320/how-are-swiss-hospitals-adjusting-to-the-soaring-number-of-coronavirus-patients Fri, 20 Mar 2020 16:07:24 +0100 how-are-swiss-hospitals-adjusting-to-the-soaring-number-of-coronavirus-patients With 24 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and more than 100 people in quarantine to date, things might become worse before they get better, Swiss health experts say. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200302/explained-expert-predictions-how-coronavirus-is-expected-to-evolve-in-switzerland Mon, 02 Mar 2020 14:52:02 +0100 explained-expert-predictions-how-coronavirus-is-expected-to-evolve-in-switzerland The Swiss health authorities say a Swiss couple who had contact with a rabid bat during a trip to Florida are free of rabies. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180126/swiss-couple-given-all-clear-after-contact-with-rabid-bat Fri, 26 Jan 2018 11:00:23 +0100 swiss-couple-given-all-clear-after-contact-with-rabid-bat Switzerland’s health authorities have registered 28 cases of the birth-defect causing Zika virus since the start of the year. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160726/confirmed-cases-of-zika-virus-soar-in-switzerland Tue, 26 Jul 2016 13:11:13 +0200 confirmed-cases-of-zika-virus-soar-in-switzerland Medical authorities have identified a stomach flu virus as the cause of an illness that hit 40 swimmers at a Lausanne swimming complex. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151125/forty-swimmers-at-lausanne-pool Wed, 25 Nov 2015 22:31:20 +0100 forty-swimmers-at-lausanne-pool A swimming complex in Lausanne that hosted the Swiss national championships was closed on Monday after 40 competitors fell sick from a mystery ailment. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151123/pool-closed-after-mystery-ailment-hits-40-swimmers Mon, 23 Nov 2015 23:01:36 +0100 pool-closed-after-mystery-ailment-hits-40-swimmers Authorities in Swiss watchmaking town Le Locle, where a mystery stomach bug has laid low up to 1,000 residents, have confirmed the presence of E.Coli bacteria in the water supply. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150728/le-locle-epidemic-due-to-ecoli-in-water Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:10:22 +0200 le-locle-epidemic-due-to-ecoli-in-water