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Switzerland confirms Covid-19 baby boom (www.swissinfo.ch)

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The number of births in Switzerland increased significantly during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Federal Statistical Office confirmed on Tuesday.

A total of 6,875 children were born in December 2020 (+1.5% more than in December 2019), or nine months after the first lockdown in Switzerland. The rise in the number of births continued from January to March 2021 (+4.5%), the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) said on Tuesday.

The number of children born between July and October 2021 and conceived during the second lockdown in Switzerland (from October 2020 to January 2021) was also higher: 1,629 babies, or +5.5%. The increase in births was greater in German-speaking Switzerland than in French-speaking regions. ...

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[–] iHUNTcriminals@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I don't like this.

I feel like too many people have kids for no reason... Unplanned and not genuine.

Yes son, we had you because we were bored. The world was in turmoil so we decided to bring you into it because we don't care if you have to suffer life too.