Vaccinations are beginning to gather pace. Figures from the Federal Health Office show 2% of the population have now had both shots.
The vaccination rate is up 5% on the previous week and now over 19,000 are getting either the first or second shot every day.
So far 676,000 vaccinations have been carried out – and 174,000 have had both shots.
Nearly 200,000 doses are available – either already with the cantons or being stored federally.
Illegal toilet blamed for lake pollution
A popular Geneva lakeside beach at Creux-de-Genthod remains closed five months after swimmers reported seeing toilet paper and waste floating in the water.
Two women die in avalanche in Haute-Savoie
Two women who went cross country skiing near La Chapelle d’Abondance in Haute-Savoie close to the Swiss border, have been found dead after being buried by an avalanche.
Train use higher
We’re using public transport more.
Another horse euthanized in St Moritz
The prestigious horse racing event, White Turf in St Moritz, has ended on a sombre note after a second horse was put down during this year’s event.
Retired couple fined for benefit fraud
They declared they only had their modest state pension to live on - but they actually had more than a million francs saved up.
Wolf swims across Lake Lucerne
A wolf being tracked by researchers has surprised everyone by swimming across Lake Lucerne.
