Lausanne is a city that can be quite photogenic, and one of my favorite areas for taking photos is Ouchy. This area has stunning views of the lake with the Alps in the background. A couple of weeks ago I took this photo of the Éole sculpture, created by Clelia Bettua in 1995.

After a long wait, I was finally able to get an appointment today for the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. I still need to wait another month, but having a spot in the queue is such a relief! I was curious about which countries have the highest vaccination rate (using data from Our World in Data), and I realized that Gibraltar has almost its entire adult population inoculated.

I know the situation is bad in India nowadays, so I really hope that at some point most countries will be able to reach the same numbers as Gibraltar, or the USA for that matter. The new administration definitely did wonders there!

I wish you all a very happy 2021. I hope that this year comes with good health, vaccinations that will end the pandemic, and a return to that normality where it is possible to travel again.

Last week I went out at lunchtime for a little walk to the lake, which is quite close to my home office. Although the day was quite cold, the sun reflecting on Lake Geneva created a beautiful view that I captured in the photo you can see above.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Switzerland increased dramatically in November, reaching more than 10,000 at the beginning of the month, which forced the cantonal and federal authorities to take strict measures to prevent contagion.

One of the main differences with respect to the wave that occurred in the spring is that the number of hospitalizations has increased significantly, as can be seen in the graph above. We hope that the measures taken by the authorities will help to control this new peak. Of course, everybody has to do their part: #wearamask.

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