COVID-19 IN SWITZERLAND. Week to 15.05.2021—down
May 26: decision, more easing end-May?
Per 100K pop, total & last 2 wks
● cases—7860 & 217 (⬇️)
● in hospital—326 & 6 (⬇️)
● deaths—118 & 0.9 (⬇️)
R(e): up—0.87
Vaccs: 3.5m (1.2m 2nd doses)
FOPH covid19.admin.ch/en/overview?ov…
1/11
AND FOR THE PAST FORTNIGHT, R(e) since Sep28
covid19.admin.ch/en/overview
2/11
VIRUS VARIANTS detected
UK variant estimated 95%
Public Health Office: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
Science Task Force: sciencetaskforce.ch/en/nextstrain-…
3/11
BY CANTON: LAB-CONFIRMED CASES IN the past fortnight per 100K population—down. Worst still in Uri. Dark end of scale down from 766 to 529.
More: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
4/11
BY CANTON: LAB-CONFIRMED HOSPITALISATION in the past fortnight per 100K population—Improving, down from 8.04 to 6.04. Worse in Uri and Glarus, so dark end of scale up from 22 to 27
More: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
5/11
BY CANTON: DEATHS (which lag case numbers)—down from 1.2 to 0.9. Varied pattern. Uri worst. Not so good in some central N and NE cantons. Dark end of scale up from 5 to 5.5.
More: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
6/11
INTENSIVE CARE CAPACITY AND OCCUPANCY: all patients and COVID-19
Over 150 hospitals/clinics (Glarus, Appenzell Innerrhoden have no IC units)
All patients: improving overall
COVID-19: improving
More: covid19.admin.ch/en/hosp-capaci…
7/11
R(e) ESTIMATES: national over time, cantons latest.
Up slightly. Neuchâtel, Jura, Nidwalden and Appenzell A>1. Four cantons and Liechtenstein <0.8
Estimate: 0.87 nationally (from 0.85)
More: covid19.admin.ch/en/repro/val
Note: Swiss schools have stayed open during lockdown
8/11
VACCINATIONS (1) VACCINES AND DEMOGRAPHY
Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna roughly equal
Ordered: 36m doses: Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Curevac and Novavax (pop 8.6m)
Approved: Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, J&J (not ordered)
covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
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VACCINATIONS (2) OVERALL
Clearly accelerating
Delivered: 3.9m=45% (from 3.7m/42%)
Administered: 3.5m=41% (from 3.0m/35%)
Fully (2 doses): 1.2m=13.7% (from 1.0m/11.7%)
covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
10/11
LATEST: Decision May 26 on next phase, includes restaurants open indoors
Some cantons now vaccinating all adults (some over-16s)
A forgery-proof Covid-19 certificate available by the end of June
CURRENT SITUATION: swissinfo.ch/eng/covid-19_c…
11/11
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