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Sunday press: government evaluating Covid measures for schools An older pupil in a school in canton Graubünden undergoes a voluntary corona test earlier this month Keystone / Gian Ehrenzeller The Swiss government is considering whether to tighten coronavirus measures for older pupils, according to a report in the NZZ am Sonntag. Meanwhile the debate over school closures continues, as concerns grow over the new virus variants. This content was published on January 17, 2021 - 16:19 January 17, 2021 - 16:19 Keystone-SDA/Sunday press/swissinfo.ch/ilj See in other languages: 3 All schools wer...

Covid: tension rises between Switzerland’s scientists and politicians Tension between Switzerland’s scientists and politicians is rising, according to RTS. © Petr Pohudka | Dreamstime.com On Saturday, Christian Althaus, an epidemiologist working for the Swiss National COVID-19 Science Task Force, Switzerland’s scientific Covid advisory team, announced his resignation and voiced his frustration on Twitter. “One of the reasons why I left the scientific task force this week. Politicians must finally learn to face science on an equal footing”, Althaus tweeted, referring to an article ...

© 2020 EPFL / Fred Merz 2020 was a year unlike any other. Here at EPFL, COVID-19 upended our plans in the areas of education, research and innovation. And while we will remember this past year for its pandemic-related headlines, our ten most-read news articles once again reflect the wide diversity of science. A transparent surgical mask to keep smiling The fully transparent surgical mask, called HelloMasks, combine transparency, resistance and porosity. They are small enough to filter out viruses and bacteria but large enough to let air through. Developed by EPFL’s EssentialTech Center, wo...

2021 set to be Year of the COVID-19 vaccine but production and delivery challenges remain Toggle share menu Advertisement 2021 set to be Year of the COVID-19 vaccine but production and delivery challenges remain A medical staff member holds a box while simulating to carry the COVID-19 vaccine during a drill days before starting the vaccination process from the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, in Mexico City 23 Dec 2020 04:44PM (Updated: 23 Dec 2020 05:09PM) Share this content Bookmark ZURICH: As 2020 closes, regulatory approval of COVID-19 vaccines has r...

An extraordinary year is drawing to a close. ETH News takes a look back at the highlights that emerged amidst difficult and unsettling times, at ingenious ideas, fascinating science and solidarity in action during – and despite – the coronavirus pandemic. By playing the video you accept the privacy policy of YouTube.Learn moreOK (Video: Omar Zeroual / ETH Zurich) January New year, new inventions: ETH researchers created an 18-carat gold that is ten times lighter than normal 18-carat gold. They achieved this by replacing metallic alloy elements with a matrix of protein ...