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A/H1N1 flu spreads in Switzerland, vaccine available

Sean Ecker — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:48:19 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Switzerland confirmed 2,423 new cases of swine flu in the week ending 21 November, the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) announced Friday 27 November, bringing the total to 6,691 since the outbreak began. The pandemic has already claimed four deaths in Switzerland, all from high risk patients. FOPH estimates that [...]

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Public health chief calls for 100 Swiss hospitals to be closed

Sean Ecker — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:36:51 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – One hundred of the 320 hospitals in Switzerland should be closed, says Thomas Zeltner, head of the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health. He made the remarks on the evening TSR Swiss television programme Infrarouge Tuesday 6 October. Switzerland’s hospital coverage is dense, but expensive, and he suggests that smaller hospitals [...]

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Health insurance premiums up 8.7% on average in 2010

Sean Ecker — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:52:39 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Switzerland’s obligatory health insurance premiums will go up in 2010 by an average of 8.7 percent, says Bern. The increases vary considerably by canton, ranging from 3.7 to 14.6 percent. The increase is slightly less than predicted by the federal government in May. The cantons of Geneva and Vaud have increases [...]

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Spread of A/H1N1 flu in Switzerland could hinge on a medical certificate

Sean Ecker — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:44:18 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Geneva and Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (OFSP) recommends that people who come down with symptoms of the flu avoid contact with others to stop the spread of the disease. A humourous new advertising campaign (link below) says it quite clearly. This means staying away from work until the [...]

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Swine flu strikes six at College du Léman summer school

Sean Ecker — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:18:01 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Versoix, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Six cases of swine flu have been confirmed among children attending the College du Léman summer school at Versoix, near Geneva, reports Romandie news. They will spend the next seven days in isolation in a nearby villa. Four other cases are under investigation. According to news agency ATS, the parents of [...]

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WHO declares phase 6 pandemic in A/H1N1

Sean Ecker — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:33:23 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – After an emergency meeting early this afternoon the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the the A/H1N1 (swine) flu pandemic had entered its highest phase 6, denoting “sustained community-level outbreaks in at least two WHO regions.” In its latest update 10 June, WHO reported almost 28,000 confirmed cases of swine flu [...]

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Third swine flu case in Switzerland

Sean Ecker — Mon, 25 May 2009 07:09:31 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A woman from canton Basel State was diagnosed at the Basel cantonal hospital with A/H1N1 swine flu in Switzerland, the third case in Switzerland. The national influenza centre in Geneva has not yet confirmed the diagnosis. She flew into Zurich from Washington DC, USA 22 May, announced the Federal Office of [...]

Swiss smokers snuffed

Sean Ecker — Tue, 19 May 2009 06:34:33 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The smoking population in Switzerland declined from 33 to 27 percent from 2001 to 2008. New figures released by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) 18 May confirm a broad downward trend across all ages and the sexes. The drop in smokers among young people aged 14 to 19 years [...]