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Information on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Canton of Basel-Stadt has provided information on the current appraisal of the situation relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19). This information is being constantly updated.
New vaccines have been produced for fall 2023, which were adapted to the Omicron XBB.1.5 variant. These vaccines are available in vaccinating establishments in the canton of Basel-Stadt since October 16, 2023.
The virus was confirmed to have spread to Switzerland on 25 February 2020 when the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed following a COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. A 70-year-old man in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino which borders Italy, tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.
As announced in the media release of 18th January, 2023, the serial testing offer in the Canton of Basel-Stadt has been discontinued as of the end of March 2023 due to the epidemiological situation.
Basel-Stadt or Basel-City ( German: Kanton Basel-Stadt ⓘ; Romansh: Chantun Basilea-Citad; French: Canton de Bâle-Ville; Italian: Canton Basilea Città) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of three municipalities with Basel as the capital. It is traditionally considered a " half-canton ", the other half being Basel-Landschaft, its rural counterpart.
As of April 22, 2020, there are 28154 confirmed cases in Switzerland, including 933 and 811 in the Cantons of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft, respectively. The rapid increase of confirmed cases in March suggests considerable community transmission.
The first cases in Switzerland, Basel-Stadt, and Basel-Landschaft were confirmed on 25 February, 27 Feb-ruary and 28 February 2020. As of 22 April 2020, there are 28,154 confirmed cases in Switzerland, including 933 and 811 in the Cantons of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Land-schaft, respectively.
