While the European Union’s four biggest skiing destinations – Germany, France, Italy and Austria – have decided to keep their ski lifts closed over Christmas, Switzerland has decided to keep its resorts open. CNN’s Melissa Bell travels to Verbier, Switzerland, to see how the ski resort is taking measures to keep the virus away amid rising Covid-19 infections.
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