Health information portal

The Federal Council has abolished all quarantines, including for sick people and contact cases.

The following institutions offer rapid (lateral flow) and PCR tests. You can make an appointment by clicking here.

If you experience symptoms, you can check if you need to see a doctor by visiting this website: www.coronaviruscheck.ch. If necessary, call a doctor, the Federal coronavirus hotline on +41 (0)58 463 00 00 or the Canton of Valais hotline on +41 (0)58 433 01 44. Follow their recommendations, which may be to take a test or undergo additional examinations. 

For further information, do not hesitate to visit the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health’s dedicated website here.

It’s no longer be compulsory to wear a mask on public transport. It’s still recommended to buy your ticket online and to avoid rush hours.

Refund terms depend on the transport provider concerned. You can find relevant information and contact details for Swiss federal railways here and for Post Office buses here.

Yes, shuttle buses are planned to run normally during the winter season. You can find the shuttle bus timetables here.

Verbier Tourisme recommends you acquire free of charge the Clean & Safe label, a Switzerland Tourism initiative. Once you have registered, you will be able to use the Clean & Safe logo and sticker to advertise your membership at the entrance to your premises and in your communication material. More about www.clean-and-safe.ch.

Consider subscribing to Verbier Tourisme’s preventive health charter here.

Verbier Tourisme has ordered branded masks, opting for a quality model which can be sold and/or distributed free. Cost price payable by the partner. See prototype here.
Interested partners should state the number of masks required, using this address: partenaires@verbiertourisme.ch.

Switzerland Tourism summarizes the current requirements of the various source markets on its Covid-19 webpage dedicated to our tourism partners.

With regard to the quarantine regulations for travelers entering Switzerland, please refer to the official information of the Federal Office of Public Health.

From the 17th of February 2022, no further measures will be required to enter restaurants which can work with their full capacity again.

From the 26th of June 2021, businesses can work with their full capacity again.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please email Malvine Moulin, the local coordination manager in the Verbier Tourisme team, at partenaires@verbiertourisme.ch.

She can inform you about resources and tools available to local partners in the Covid-19 situation and will suggest you subscribe to the official newsletter on the health situation and to the weekly information for partners.

Verbier Tourisme recommends you contact your local, cantonal or national professional body, which will be qualified to advise you.

Please refer to the list of main professional bodies that will provide you with the appropriate contacts.

Clean and Safe labels can be obtained from Switzerland Tourism when you join or register online, after confirming your business has a protection plan in place. Once you have registered, you will receive an email about how to place an order for the free sticker.

If you have any further questions, please contact: Switzerland Tourism, tel. +41 (0)44 288 13 21, annika.gruenig@switzerland.com.

We recommend the Canton of Valais’s webpage on financial aid to companies and the HotellerieSuisse Compensation for loss of earnings FAQswebpage, which list the main questions and answers on compensation for loss of earnings for the self-employed and people who are in an employer-like situation.

Please also visit the webpage on compensation for loss of earnings published by the Federal Social Insurance Office.

From the 1st April 2022, the Federal Council has abolished all quarantines, including for sick people and contact cases.

We recommend you visit the HotellerieSuisse FAQs webpage about management of seasonal contracts.

Several answers about apprenticeships are provided on the HotellerieSuisse Information for businesses that train their staff webpage.

Verbier Tourisme recommends the Ritzy* programme, which organises continuing education and training courses and virtual forums for the hotel, restaurant and tourism sector in the Canton of Valais. The classes and virtual forums are being provided free of charge, on an exceptional basis, for all member businesses in the hospitality sector (i.e., the hotels, restaurants, cabin rental and camping sites, etc. that pay the annual subscription) during the Covid-19 period.

You will find further important information and answers on the official site of the Canton of Valais, vs.ch/coronavirus, and on the FAQs page of the Federal Office of Public Health.

For all further questions or suggestions about this partners FAQ, please contact us at this address:partenaires@verbiertourisme.ch.

To find answers to this question about people from other countries, we recommend you visit the Federal Office of Public Health’s webpage Entering Switzerland. 

From the 17th of February 2022, no further measures will be required to enter Switzerland for people from countries in the EU and EFTA. Travellers from countries outside the EU and EFTA must be fully vaccinated with a recognised vaccine :

– Pfizer/BioNTech (BNT162b2 / Comirnaty® / Tozinameran)
– Moderna (mRNA-1273 / Spikevax / COVID-19 vaccine Moderna)
– AstraZeneca (AZD1222 Vaxzevria®/ Covishield™)
– Janssen / Johnson & Johnson (Ad26.COV2.S)
– Sinopharm / BIBP (SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine (Vero Cell)
– Sinovac (CoronaVac)

Regarding current measures at national level, please visit the Federal Office of Public Health website: ofsp-coronavirus.ch.

As for current measures at cantonal level, please refer to the Canton of Valais’s website: vs.ch/coronavirus.

Please note that cantonal authorities may take additional measures to combat the pandemic in line with their particular situation. Whichever of the measures (national or cantonal) is stricter will prevail in each case.

If you show symptoms, we recommend you go to the Federal Office of Public Health’s Coronavirus: Disease, symptoms, treatment webpage and follow the official guidance.

If you fall ill, we recommend you consult the region’s doctors and pharmacies available on our health and emergencies web page on verbier.ch.

Téléverbier has amended its refund conditions in the light of the COVID-19 situation. Please see their Pandemic general terms and conditions for further information.

If you are on social networks, you can join communities like Verbier Community.

The verbier.ch website is full of all kinds of useful information. We particularly recommend these pages: To do, Useful Info, What’s on, Food & drink, Ski area and Shops and services, and would be happy to answer any questions you may have: phone us on +41 27 775 38 88 or email us at info@verbier.ch.

You will find further important information and answers on the official site of the Canton of Valais, vs.ch/coronavirus, and on the FAQs page of the Federal Office of Public Health.

For all further questions or suggestions about this seasonal workers FAQ, please contact us at this address:partenaires@verbiertourisme.ch.