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Every night This Week , the most famous Swiss mountain, the Matterhorn, was radiant with joy, messages about the Corona Virus Outbreak - "Stay At Home " one evening, "hope", The Next .

the Last Message is particularly necessary, as cases pass to 12,000. More Than 200 patients have died of The Virus in a country of 8. 5m People - and the death rate, which is only slightly lower than those of France.

It's not Zermatt, the resort beneath the Matterhorn-where the slopes are empty, the cheer needs. The whole country has.

The Swiss flag, was also beamed to the Matterhorn

It's four long weeks, was announced since the banning of public gatherings.

Some of the highlights of The Swiss Year , as the Geneva auto salon, and the Basel Watch Fair have been canceled.

It is three weeks since the older People were invited Home to Stay , and the rest of us to travel as little as possible in Two Weeks , since the schools were closed for 11 days, as the bars, cafes, restaurants, and all non-food shops were closed and everyone who could, was told to work from Home .

Alpine resort of Zermat, as the whole country, is for company

And still the coronavirus closed cases continues to rise. The army was mobilised to help hard-pressed hospitals.

Switzerland is a rich country, but now 150,000 businesses have workers on short-time working. The government has announced a 42bn francs (£35bn; $44bn) support package, but has already admitted that it is not Enough .

Swiss soldiers have been mobilised, for the First Time since the second World War ,

, The attribute Swiss their wealth, their willingness to work hard and be sensible. Now they are working hard on the following rules, you will be sensible and Stay .

Alain Berset , health Minister, praised the population, but said it was too early to say whether the measures, the slowdown of The Virus and flattening, the famous curve.

And so, the lockout continues. One Day dissolves Into Another , and not to forget a nation that begins to be famous for their punctuality, how late it is.

But Easter is a big date in The Swiss calendar. This is The Time of Year , to the melting of The Mountain snow start, and The Weather is warmer. It is when many Swiss head up to the Ticino, landlocked Switzerland Riviera. But not this Year .

Ticino, in the grip of the coronavirus is, The First and most seriously affected of the Canton, as shown by the darkest part of the map.

This census shows the cases per 100,000 People in The Swiss cantons - the worst-hit is the Ticino in The South

On Friday, the Minister for health, no one should go anywhere at Easter. It sounds As If no one is going anywhere for some time.

This is said Alain Berset , a marathon, not a sprint, and We Are not even halfway through yet.

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Source of news: bbc.com