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Hunt for British tourists in Swiss ski resorts
Imogen Foulkes
BBC News, Geneva
There’s something of an awkward hunt going on in Switzerland: for British tourists.
Thousands have been arriving to spend Christmas here, taking advantage of the controversial Swiss decision to keep slopes open.
The upmarket resort of Verbier is especially popular with Brits. But now the new Covid 19 strain – and evidence it could be much more infectious - has changed things dramatically.
Swiss health authorities have told UK citizens arriving after 14 December to "render" themselves into quarantine or risk a 10,000 franc (9224 euros, £8374) fine.
Airlines must hand over passenger lists and hotels should, it seems, confine guests to their rooms. But in Verbier things seem relaxed, its well-heeled visitors don’t seem concerned about the fine.
Some interviewed by Swiss newspapers are circumspect about when they actually arrived, others are defiant. "We brought tourism here," one young man, snowboard under arm, said. "Verbier is lucky."
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