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Update on Swiss Covid-19 situation
Switzerland now has the third highest daily new confirmed cases per million (averaged over last 7 days) at 1,045 per million. This is exceeded only by Denmark (1,417) and Slovakia (1,130). The UK is not far behind Switzerland at 990. … Continue reading
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Tagged case fatality rates, COVID-19, deaths, delta, Denmark, Germany, new cases, omicron, pandemic, PfizerSwitzerland, Slovakia, vaccination
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Switzerland: COVID-19 situation and vaccine rollout
Switzerland has fully vaccinated 8% of the population, somewhat ahead of France and Germany and some other EU countries (see first figure). For some reason, the percent of people who have received at least one vaccine is no higher than … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, country comparisons, COVID-19, COVID-19 deaths, new cases, Switzerland, vaccination
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