Mobile test centre in operation
Monday afternoon, a bus for the execution of Covid-19 tests started operation at the BEA site in Bern. Doctors in the canton of Bern who are unable to test themselves or who need an alternative test...
View ArticleUncertainty about the major events in summer
after the cancellation of this year's polo tournament has been communicated, the question of the beach volleyball and the tennis tournament arises. From today's perspective, the organisers of the...
View ArticleFederal Council extends economic support
The Federal Council is considering support for self-employed people who are indirectly affected by the lockdown, such as taxi drivers, physiotherapists, etc.Kategorie: BusinessCoronavirusLocal News
View ArticleIn the construction sector work continues
The measures taken by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) are almost paralysing the economy. Many industries are indirectly affected by the lockdown: taxi drivers, physiotherapists, dentists,...
View ArticlePlea remains: “Please stay home”
The number of coronavirus infections continues to rise constantly by about 1000 people a day (status last Saturday). The peak has not yet been reached, Daniel Koch, the FOPH's delegate for Covid-19,...
View ArticleBeach volleyball tournament will not take place
Covid-19 keeps the world in suspense and does not stop at the Swatch Major Gstaad. "Together with the International Volleyball Federation FIVB, we have decided to cancel the 5-star tournament in Gstaad...
View ArticleSkating only by appointment
The municipal administration of Saanen and the children and youth work Saanenland have addressed the problem of crowds of people around and on the grounds of the Jugend- und Freizeitzentrum...
View ArticleBDG rents the Rütti Garage
Bergbahnen Destination Gstaad AG (BDG) is centralising its workshops in the premises of the Rütti Garage as from next autumn. Both parties describe this solution as a win-win situation.Category:...
View ArticleLockdown is extended by one week
The authorities extend the current measures by one week until Sunday, 26 April. Gradual easing is planned before the end of April. The Federal Council will present the concept for the gradual easing on...
View ArticleAccess to local lakes banned
The municipalities of Gsteig and Lauenen took measures to avoid crowds at leisure time hot spots.Kategorie: CoronavirusLocal News
View ArticleHouse lost to the flames
On Good Friday afternoon a fire broke out in a house in the Hasle in Saanen.Category: Local News
View ArticleFrom record high to zero
The industry rode a wave this winter, as it managed to match the record figures of 2008/09. The coronavirus brought it all to an almost complete standstill. According to experts, the recovery will take...
View ArticleMenuhin Festival: alternative scenarios being examined
Due to the extraordinary situation, the items on the agenda of the AGM of the Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy AG were voted on this year by postal vote. Whether and in what form the Menuhin...
View ArticleLower patient numbers than expected
Spital STS AG stated that the capacities for admitting Covid-19 patients in both Thun and Zweisimmen hospitals are not yet exhausted.Kategorie: CoronavirusLocal News
View ArticleFarming in the corona crisis
The impact of the corona crisis on agriculture has been a topic in the national media. However, farmers in the Saanenland are not so hard hit because they are less dependent on the sale of fresh...
View ArticleCantonal fire ban
There is at great risk of forest fires in the canton of Berne due to the current drought. Therefore a fire ban is now in force throughout the canton, both in and near forests. The ban will remain in...
View ArticleGradual easing of measures
The Federal Council is gradually easing the measures against the new coronavirus.Kategorie: BusinessCoronavirusLocal NewsSports & Leisure
View ArticleHope, love, light
As individuals, companies, communities and countries throughout the world join forces to respond to the global challenge of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Graff Foundation has announced that it is...
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