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Mainly trade stuff. Journalist. WTO Secretariat 1996-2015. Usual disclaimers on RT etc. Member: https://t.co/rT8p25bU4a https://t.co/uEajzJ5YfZ @coppetainpu.bsky.social

Jun 12, 2021, 11 tweets

COVID-19 IN SWITZERLAND. Week to 12.06.2021—continuing down

Next easing Jun 28?

Per 100K pop, total & last 2 weeks
● cases—8097 & 78 (⬇️)
● in hospital—334 & 2 (⬇️)
● deaths—119 & 0.4 (⬇️)

R(e): ⬇️—0.67
Vaccinations: 5.8m (2.2m 2nd doses)

FOPH covid19.admin.ch/en/overview?ov…

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AND FOR THE PAST FORTNIGHT, R(e) since Sep28

covid19.admin.ch/en/overview

The previous tweet shows that numbers are definitely coming down again after a short rebound in April-early May, although deaths stayed flat.

These are for the last fortnight:

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VIRUS VARIANTS detected

UK variant dominant. Delta (India) starting to show

Public Health Office: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
Science Task Force: sciencetaskforce.ch/en/nextstrain-…

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BY CANTON: LAB-CONFIRMED CASES in the past fortnight per 100K population—Overall down from 110 to 78. Better in west. Worst in Appenzell Innerrhoden. Dark end of range down from 521 to 403.

More: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…

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BY CANTON: LAB-CONFIRMED HOSPITALISATION in the past fortnight per 100K population—Improving, down from 2.75 to 2.19. Still worst centrally, but dark end of range down from 14 to 11

More: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…

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BY CANTON: DEATHS (which lag case numbers)—down from 0.44 to 0.43. Worst in Glarus, Schwyz and Liechtenstein. More cantons recording no deaths. Dark end of range up from 2.46 to 4.93.

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

COVID-19 patients: improving

More: covid19.admin.ch/en/hosp-capaci…

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R(e) ESTIMATES: national over time, cantons latest.

Down. For the first time, no cantons >1

Estimate: 0.67 nationally (from 0.76)

More: covid19.admin.ch/en/repro/val

Note: Swiss schools have stayed open during lockdown

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VACCINATIONS (1) VACCINES & DEMOGRAPHY

Moderna outstripping Pfizer/BioNTech

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…
covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…

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VACCINATIONS (2) OVERALL

Accelerating. 26% fully vaccinated

DOSES
Delivered: 6.1m=71 (from 5.8m/67%)
Administered: 5.8m=67% (from 5.2m/60%)

PEOPLE:
Fully (2 doses): 2.2m=25.7% (from 1.9m/21.1%)
At least one dose = 41.52%

covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…

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LATEST: New phase started May 31. Next: decision on June 23, possible further steps June 28 including easing some entry restrictions

A forgery-proof Covid-19 certificate rolling out by end-June

CURRENT SITUATION: swissinfo.ch/eng/covid-19_c…

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