Amherd was hiking in the southern canton of Valais – her home region – last Wednesday when she slipped on loose stones and fell, fracturing the radial head in her elbow.
The radial head is located at the upper end of the radius, one of the two bones of the forearm.
In a survey of some 25,000 people published on Monday, Amherd emerged as the most highly-regarded minister in the seven-member Swiss government.
A member of the Centre Party, she joined the government in January 2019.
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