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Zurich Switzerland Monthly COVID-19 Coronavirus tracker October

2020 October Covid-19 Coronavirus Zurich Switzerland In English

Quick Links by weekly headers for October 2020 Switzerland – Coronavirus infoline +41 58 463 00 00 Daily 24 hours Infoline only operates from 6am–11pm   Please note: Infoline does not provide any medical advice. Latest News This Month 30.10.2020 – Current Coronavirus COVID-19 Positive Test and Hospitalised Numbers in Zurich  Canton Office of Public Health Confirmed: Number of cases Tested positive: 958 in the last 24 hours Number of hospitalised cases: 239 Number of hospitalised cases on a ventilator: 22  Number of deaths: 12 Zurich canton has few districts with a low confirmed case count except for those on the edge of the canton to the north and east.  Concerns from parents expressed on Twitter and in the news are growing that the age group 0 to 19 are being adequately tracked.  Swiss national news reports pressure on ICU and hospital beds SRF.ch/news     For more information: Zurich Canton Health Offices – gd.zh.ch  30.10.2020 – Current Coronavirus COVID-19 Positive Test and Hospitalised Numbers in Switzerland  Federal Office of Public Health Confirmed: Cases Tested positive: 9,170 in the last 24 hours  Hospitalised cases today: 279 (6,979 total year to date)   Deaths – 51 (Total 2,035 in Switzerland) Total PCR Tests –

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August 2020 Zurich Switzerland COVID-19 Coronavirus in English

2020 AUGUST Covid-19 Coronavirus Zurich Switzerland In English

Quick Links – weekly headers for August 2020 Switzerland – Coronavirus infoline +41 58 463 00 00 Daily 24 hours Infoline only operates from 6am–11pm Please note: The Infoline does not provide any medical advice. Latest News This Month 31.08.2020 – Current Coronavirus COVID-19 Positive Test and Hospitalised  Numbers for Zurich Zurich Canton Health Authority Reports: 21 People tested positive 22 Hospitalised with 6 on ventilator support  1 Person did in hospital due to COVID19 and another condition For more information: Zurich Canton Health Offices – gd.zh.ch 30.08.2020 – Current Coronavirus COVID-19 Positive Test and Hospitalised  Numbers for Zurich Zurich Canton Health Authority Reports: 56 People tested positive 21 Hospitalised with 5 on ventilator support  For more information: Zurich Canton Health Offices – gd.zh.ch 29.08.2020 – Current Coronavirus COVID-19 Positive Test and Hospitalised  Numbers for Zurich and contact tracing update Zurich Canton Health Authority Reports: 63 People tested positive 19 Hospitalised with 5 on ventilator support For more information: Zurich Canton Health Offices – gd.zh.ch Week – Commencing Saturday August 29th 28.08.2020 – Current Coronavirus COVID-19 Positive Test and Hospitalised  Numbers for Zurich Zurich Canton Health Authority Reports: 89 People tested positive  19 Hospitalised with 6 on ventilator support For more information: Zurich Canton

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Zurich Switzerland Monthly COVID-19 Coronavirus tracker July

2020 JULY Covid-19 Coronavirus Zurich Switzerland In English

Quick Links – weekly headers for July 2020 Switzerland – Coronavirus infoline +41 58 463 00 00 Infoline only operates from 6am–11pm Please note: The Infoline does not provide any medical advice. Latest News This Month 31.07.2020 – Current Coronavirus COVID-19 Positive Test and Hospitalised  Numbers for Zurich Zurich Canton Health Authority Reports: 31 People tested positive 34 Hospitalised with 5 on ventilator support For more information: Zurich Canton Health Offices – gd.zh.ch 30.07.2020 – Current Coronavirus COVID-19 Positive Test and Hospitalised  Numbers for Zurich Zurich Canton Health Authority Reports: 30 People tested positive 27 Hospitalised with 5 on ventilator support  For more information: Zurich Canton Health Offices – gd.zh.ch 29.07.2020 – Current Coronavirus COVID-19 Positive Test and Hospitalised  Numbers for Zurich and contact tracing update Zurich Canton Health Authority Reports: 44 People tested positive 27 Hospitalised with 3 on ventilator support For more information: Zurich Canton Health Offices – gd.zh.ch Week – Commencing Wednesday July 29th 28.07.2020 – Current Coronavirus COVID-19 Positive Test and Hospitalised  Numbers for Zurich Zurich Canton Health Authority Reports: 25 People tested positive  25 Hospitalised with 3 on ventilator support 1 Person died in hospital due to COVID-19 and a pre-existing condition For more information: Zurich Canton Health Offices

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Zurich Switzerland Monthly COVID-19 Coronavirus tracker June

2020 June Covid-19 Coronavirus Zurich Switzerland In English

Quick Links – weekly headers for June 2020 Switzerland – Coronavirus infoline +41 58 463 00 00 Please note: The Infoline does not provide any medical advice. Not all dates had an update for Zurich because of low case or hospitalisation numbers. Latest News This Month 30.06.2020 – Current Coronavirus COVID-19 Positive Test and Hospitalised  Numbers for Zurich Zurich Canton Health Authority Reports: 28 People tested positive 12 Hospitalised with no-one on ventilator support 1 person died Contact Tracing – 92 people in isolation and 636 in quarantine  For more information: Zurich Canton Health Offices – gd.zh.ch 29.06.2020 – Current Coronavirus COVID-19 Positive Test and Hospitalised  Numbers for Zurich Zurich Canton Health Authority Reports: 32 People tested positive 10 Hospitalised with 1 on ventilator support For more information: Zurich Canton Health Offices – gd.zh.ch Week – Commencing Monday June 29th 26.06.2020 – Current Coronavirus COVID-19 Positive Test and Hospitalised  Numbers for Zurich Zurich Canton Health Authority Reports: 19 People tested positive 7 Hospitalised with 1 on ventilator support For more information: Zurich Canton Health Offices – gd.zh.ch 25.06.2020 – Current Coronavirus COVID-19 Positive Test and Hospitalised  Numbers for Zurich Zurich Canton Health Authority Reports: 7 People tested positive 7 Hospitalised with 1 on

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Corona Virus Zurich Shopping 13.03.2020

Zurich Corona Virus Shopper Chaos Friday 13th !

Friday 13th – The Day The Chaos Came To Zurich 13.03.2020 – Corona virus covid-19 shopping panic gripped Zurich It had been relatively quiet on the shopping front compared to other cities in the world. Pharmacists had reported limited numbers of masks for sale and alcohol based sanitisers were difficult to buy as of last week. To explain what happened because Switzerland has been under different advisory levels for a few weeks, one can only look to the Federal announcement on new measures, the news many schools were to close next week and employers requesting staff to work from home. I only found out because I went for a haircut and my barber asked if I was going shopping afterwards. Somewhat surprised, I said no. This was at 3.30 pm, so I wandered across the road to the local Migros as I was early for the bus or tram. It seemed to be busy, I went off for my meeting and thought I will drop into another store at close to 5 pm. A totally different story, it was packed. More importantly there were no hand baskets and just to carts by the door. I went in for the few

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Corona Virus Zurich Update

Coronavirus Zurich information and measures

Switzerland – Coronavirus infoline +41 58 463 00 00 Daily 24 hours Contents Switzerland – Coronavirus infoline +41 58 463 00 00 Line open daily 24 hours Infoline (ogni giorno 24 ore): +41 58 463 00 00 Ligne Coronavirus infos (tous les jours 24 heures sur 24) : +41 58 463 00 00   Latest Advisory Switzerland Unemployment and Business Measures – Swiss Federal Government – 25.03.2020 The Federal Council issued new regulations for people and business regarding RAV and Kurzarbeit (short-time work  – translation of German language page using Deepl.com): Bern, 25.03.2020 – On 25 March 2020, the Federal Council adopted further measures to cushion the economic consequences of the spread of the coronavirus. They concern compulsory job registration, unemployment insurance, short-time working compensation and occupational pensions. The new measures in favour of employees will lead to estimated additional costs for unemployment insurance of around CHF 600 million per month. The new measures are designed in particular to reduce the administrative burden on both the applicants and the cantonal implementing bodies. The latter must be able to process applications for compensation as quickly as possible. In the case of the obligation to register a job (STMP), the obligation to

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Does it need an e-scooter death before Zurich acts?

Contents Does it need an e-scooter death before Zurich acts? In Zurich the e-scooters have arrived en masse and like a virus they are now everywhere it seems downtown.The e-scooters seem to litter the streets and open spaces with no stated policy from the Mayor or the city officials in response to the outbreak. Hence asking the question, will it take a death like it has in other cities for action and regulation to happen? All Zurich residents hope not, we simply seek some action and some more thought from the Mayor of Zurich and other city officials. The electric scooter or trottinette as it is known by many has a place, for how long no-one knows. Users can ride for less than the fare of a taxi or a tram and local Zurich residents accept in part riders whizzing by in Europaallee at speed silently, with no helmets, carrying loads or listening to their music as they go. A few my express concern under their breath, in Seefeld, Enge or Wiedikon the mutterings are a little louder. Like other city residents elsewhere in the world there is mounting concern. Many e-scooter users create problems they do not think of

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Zurich`s nuclear risk and your iodide tablets

Contents Introduction Zurich`s nuclear risks include the Leibstadt nuclear power station which is 45 minutes away from Zurich. It is now back in operation after a recent shutdown due to a technical fault and approval from the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI). Details of the technical fault were not disclosed. The public information release by the operator merely made mention of “a technical fault in the non-nuclear part of the power plant.” Following the shut down on last Saturday, ENSI, were quick to state that the protection of the population and the environment had been guaranteed at all times. The reactor went through a “quick shutdown” process and the measurement systems and sensors at or close to the plant did not show any increase in radioactivity, What makes the shutdown interesting is that there were two shutdowns last year in April and May 2019 due to technology issues. The status of the Liebstadt nuclear power plant became a little better understood after an investigation and Federal report concluded in August 2019 the site had a number of problems including some staffing issues. Many Zurich residents hear about the issues second or third hand. Most know little about the problems

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