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The COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2 ). 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.
The global COVID-19 pandemicarrived in Europewith its first confirmed case in Bordeaux, France, on 24 January 2020, and subsequently spread widely across the continent. By 17 March 2020, every country in Europe had confirmed a case,[62]and all have reported at least one death, with the exception of Vatican City.
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The actual death toll from COVID-19 is likely to be higher than the number of confirmed deaths – this is due to limited testing and challenges in the attribution of the cause of death. The difference between confirmed deaths and actual deaths varies by country. How COVID-19 deaths are determined and recorded may differ between countries.
Get the latest information on the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, including case numbers, virus variants, hospitalisations, vaccinations, and more. Explore the interactive dashboard and compare the data across regions and time periods.
Laboratory-confirmed cases, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, 13.11.2023 to 26.11.2023. The graph shows the laboratory-confirmed cases in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The published data is based on information submitted by laboratories, doctors and hospitals. It refers to the new reports we received and reviewed.
It quickly spread across the globe and led to the COVID-19 pandemic. As SARS-CoV-2 was a new virus, most people's immune systems were not prepared for it. In the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 100 million cases were recorded in Europe alone. Even in Switzerland, nearly everyone has come into contact with the coronavirus.
