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WEB15 things you should know about Swiss health insurance. It's health insurance season. Average premiums are increasing in 2018. Compulsory basic Swiss health insurance can generally only be changed once a year. To change you must notify your current provider by 30 November. This article explains the basics ….
Switzerland’s population reaches 9 million - Le News
WEB1 day ago · Data published this week by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) show that Switzerland's population reached more than 9 million at the end of June 2024. Census data show there were 9,002,763 people permanently residing in Switzerland at 30 June 2024. The FSO has run a population census seven times since 1850, when the total number.
Swiss parliament agrees to extra 4 billion francs for army
WEB1 day ago · This week, Switzerland’s parliament voted in favour of spending an extra CHF 4 billion on the nation’s military, bringing annual military expenditure to 1% of GDP earlier than planned, reported RTS. The extra CHF 4 billion will bring the total budget to CHF 30 million spread across the period from 2025 to 2028.
Minister launches Swiss supercomputer - Le News
WEB1 day ago · 20/09/2024 By Le News Leave a Comment. Switzerland has a new supercomputer, which was inaugurated by Federal Councilor Guy Parmelin this week at the national high-performance computing center in Lugano, reported RTS. The computer, known as “Alps” is one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world. To perform the calculations that ...
Vacant homes become increasingly scarce in Switzerland
WEB1 day ago · On 1 June 2024, there were 51,974 empty homes in Switzerland, representing 1.08% of the country’s total housing stock. The number was down by 2,791 (-5.1%) compared to the number a year earlier. The drop in vacant homes follows three years of declines. In 2020, there were 78,832 vacant homes across the country, 52% more than there were in ...
Swiss vote: biodiversity initiative - Le News
WEB1 day ago · On 22 September 2024, the Swiss will vote on two popular initiatives. The first is the biodiversity initiative “For the future of our nature and our landscape”. The second is on a plan to reform Switzerland's occupational pension system. Biodiversity, a term referring to the number of living organisms and the habitats that support them,
Covid: Swiss government tightens restrictions as ... - Le News
WEBDec 3, 2021 · This week, 52,470 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Switzerland, up 23% from the 42,518 reported the week before. On a 7-day moving average basis the number of daily new cases was 7,496. Daily case numbers are now broadly back to last winter’s peak. So far, similarly high case numbers have not translated into the same level of
Covid: new cases up 45% this week in Switzerland - Le News
WEBNov 12, 2021 · This week, 20,308 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Switzerland, up 45% from the 13,983 recorded the week before. On a 7-day moving average basis, the number of daily new cases was 2,901. Once the numbers catch up hospitalisations are likely to be higher this week than the week before. Last …
Covid: no tightening of measures in Switzerland as cases rise …
WEBOn 24 November 2021, Switzerland's Federal Council announced no tightening of Covid measures in the face of rising cases. On Wednesday, 8,585 new cases were reported in Switzerland, a figure 35% higher than the day before. The rapid rise in Covid-19 cases in Switzerland mirrors similar trends in neighbouring Austria and Germany where cases have.
Covid: new cases, hospitalisations and deaths down this week …
WEBSep 17, 2021 · This week, 15,024 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Switzerland, down 22% from the 19,237 recorded the week before. This week there were 31 recorded Covid-19 deaths compared to 44 the week before. The number hospitalised also fell from 327 to 238, a drop of 27%. However, delays in reporting mean recent hospitalisation data could be revised upwards.