Hundreds of British skiers flee Swiss Verbier quarantine

Switzerland caused controversy by deciding, despite the pandemic, to keep its ski resorts open. Verbier is one of the most popular Alpine resorts for British skiers

A spokesman in Valais canton said 420 British guests had booked into Verbier accommodation before Christmas and now only about a dozen were left. Switzerland imposed a 10-day quarantine backdated to 14 December because of the new virus strain spreading in the UK. "We understand their anger," Jean-Marc Sandoz told the SonntagsZeitung. "Suddenly families with small children were locked into 20 sq m (215 sq ft), and that's intolerable."