Info Covid-19

Flyer Covid - Winter 2020-2021

Anniviers Tourism, the accommodation providers, the partners, the ski lifts and the various businesses in Anniviers are doing their utmost to welcome you, in accordance with the current guidelines.

We are all very much looking forward to seeing you again, and are working together, in a supportive and responsible manner, to welcome you to our beautiful valley!

Status of the situation

The ski areas remain open.

Stores, museums and library reading rooms are open again, as are outdoor sports and recreation facilities, and the outdoor areas of zoos and botanical gardens. Outside, family and friends gatherings as well as cultural and sports activities for up to 15 people will also be re-authorized. Indoors, gatherings in the private circle are limited to 10 people.

Other measures still in force :

• Closure of restaurants and bars (hotel restaurants remain open for their customers)
• Skating rinks: 15 people max on the ice (under 20 are not counted in the 15)
• Anniviers Indoor Parc: Max. 17 people inside the park at the same time
  (access only allowed for young people under 20 years of age)
  
• Zinal swimming pool closed to the public
• Other measures in the press releases below

Restaurants and retail outlets with a takeaway and/or delivery service

We have a list of restaurants providing a takeaway or home delivery service, as well as retail outlets offering a pick-up or delivery service during this time. Full list available HERE (in French)

Where to do a Covid-19 test?

Self-tests

Free self-tests are available from today (7.04.2021) at the Anniviers Pharmacy.

All Swiss residents are entitled to 5 self-tests per person per month upon presentation of their health insurance card.

 

Free antigen test

Residents of Switzerland are entitled to 1 free test per week. Here are the locations, the closest to Anniviers :

• Pharmacie BENU Bonvin, Sierre : https://shop.benu.ch/fr/depistage-covid-19-test-pcr-et-antigenique-en-pharmacie ou 027 455 10 29
•  Pharmacie Ma pharmacie, Chalais : https://mapharmacie.ch/test-covid-19/ 
• Pharmacie de Grône, Grône : 027 458 32 23 

 

Drive In, Rte de l’Ancien Sierre 13, 3960 Sierre - Drive-in du Laboratoire Salamin Sierre

https://covid.labosalamin.ch/

Monday to Saturday from 8am to 4pm

 

Centre médical, Rte de Grimentz 27 - Vissoie

+41 27 475 47 07

Monday to Friday, appointment by phone

 

All the information on the page : : https://www.vs.ch/web/coronavirus#ancre_test

Info for guests from Great Britain and South Africa

info and announcement procedure - ANG

For travellers coming from abroad

All travellers entering Switzerland from a number of different countries and geographical areas must quarantine. The list of areas concerned is regularly updated. View it here

Tourist offices

It is compulsory to wear a face covering inside all Val d’Anniviers tourist offices.
The opening hours for Val d’Anniviers tourist offices can be seen HERE

Ski lifts/cable cars

• Wearing a mask is compulsory in all queues AND respect of 1.5m between people. Masks are on sale at the ticket office (1 CHF/mask, 1 mask per ticket)

• The facilities, toilets, restaurants and carriages are disinfected several times a day

• Waiting areas outside the buildings in order to respect distances

• Compulsory hand disinfection at the entrances to lifts and restaurants

• Please observe the existing signage and staff instructions
• The cabins as well as the funicular are limited to 2/3 of its capacity
  

• At the cash desks :

• Thank you for favouring contactless payment
• Only 1 person per group at the counter
• Terminals are regularly disinfected
• In restaurants: only one group per table, contact for groups of more than 4 people