A whole primary school class in Geneva has been quarantined after the discovery of a probable case of the omicron variant.
One class at the De-Livron school in Meyrin has been told to isolate, that also includes the staff and parents.
Everyone will have to take a test which will be checked for the highly contagious variant.
There have only been a few confirmed cases of omicron, but it does take a week to sequence the tests for the new variant.
Emergency measures in place
The record-breaking heatwave is forcing authorities to take emergency measures.
Glacier melt 'alarming'
The glaciers are losing water at an alarming rate as the heatwave drags on.
Too hot for nuclear station
The Beznau nuclear plant will be shut down today, as the Aare river has reached the 25-degree threshold.
Massive mudslide hits French hamlet
A torrential mudslide swept through the Haute-Savoie hamlet of Chéron Wednesday night, hitting five of its eleven houses and forcing the evacuation of 21 residents.
Vote to be held on rent controls
The Swiss Tenants' Association has secured the 140,000 signatures it needed to force a national vote on abusive rents.
What to tip?
A new study has put a number on what most diners only guess at — 5 to 10% is the going rate for a tip in a Swiss restaurant.
