As schools reopen after a two-month lockdown, some cantons are opting for full-time classes, while others are applying an alternate schedule to reduce the number of students onsite. At the CO Drize School in Geneva, cleaning crews have been doubled, and some areas remain closed to prevent gatherings.

Over 6,000 volunteers around Paris are baking pastries for medical personnel working in COVID-19 units. or “your cakes” in French—is the brainchild of Maud Arditti, whose aunt, a hospital worker, thought her fellow staffers could use some sweet treats. It started at the end of March and has already expanded to four other European cities.

Children with severe illnesses often suffer from isolation. Nao, a robot made by the Swiss company Avatarion Technology, sits in the classroom and allows them to follow lessons and interact with their teachers and classmates.

Some doctors in Switzerland are not testing everyone with COVID-19 symptoms, and when they do, it can come at a high cost—both to patients' wallets and their personal safety. A personal report. Last week, I woke up with chest pains accompanied by dry cough and shortness of breath. My first thought was: Could this be the dreaded coronavirus?

The 68,000 Italians employed in Switzerland are vital to the economy, says the president of AITI, the industry association of Ticino, which explains why the Swiss border remains open despite the lockdown in neighboring Italy. At least 613 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Switzerland, but that number isn’t a reliable measure of the outbreak.

Despite a nationwide shutdown in Italy, cross-border workers are still welcome in Switzerland. CNNMoney Switzerland reports from Chiasso as the number of cases of the virus continues to grow. At least 613 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Switzerland, but that number isn’t a reliable measure of the outbreak.

Switzerland is getting ready to reopen, part of an advance guard of countries embarking on Europe’s biggest experiment in public health. After almost a month in confinement, the Swiss public learned Wednesday that the government will start relaxing its coronavirus restrictions at the end of April.

Two ZHdK graduates are designing lower-limb prosthetic systems from plastic waste that they are planning to produce in developing countries, made there for people there. Their start-up, Project Circleg, launched in 2018 with CHF 500,000 from foundations and is continuing to expand and look for new funding.

Well over a hundred years since she was created, Heidi is still an ambassador for Swiss tourism. Every year over 150,000 people visit the town of Maienfeld, where Johanna Spyri’s stories were set. And now the Swiss National Museum has unveiled the “Heidi in Japan” exhibition to celebrate the success of the Japanese animated cartoon that helped Heidi rise to global fame.

Five billion people globally have insufficient access to health care. Mercy Ships has been using floating hospitals to reach those in need since 1978 and is planning a massive addition to its fleet in 2021. Roland Decorvet, chairman of Mercy Ships Switzerland, tells us more.

Europe’s largest refugee reception centre, Cara Mineo, in Sicily, has closed its doors following the approval of the “Salvini Decree”. Named after the Italian interior minister and leader of the far-right League, Matteo Salvini, the bill came into law last November after winning a vote in Parliament.

Excited about the upcoming James Bond’s movie “No Time to Die”? So are we!

Mattel has dedicated a Barbie in the likeness of Swiss mountaineer and helicopter pilot Evelyne Binsack. As new Disney “Frozen 2” dolls hit the shelves just in time for Christmas, will Barbie keep up with the competition?

Alternative meat is all the rage at the moment with Barclays recently estimating that the sector could reach USD 140 billion worldwide in the next decade. And now Nestlé has just launched its own plant-based burger in Switzerland. So what does the future of alternative meat start-ups look like now?

Europe’s most active volcano Mount Etna, in Sicily, attracts thousands of tourists every year. Volcanologist Salvatore Alparone tells what precautions to take during the volcano eruptions.

The fashion and textile industries are responsible for around 10 percentage of global greenhouse gas emissions, as much as the total climate impact of the entire European Union. With an estimated 100 billion items of clothes produced annually, retail brands are increasingly coming up with new initiatives for upcycling and repairing.