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Power outage at Zürich Children’s Hospital triggers emergency precautions. Power cuts cause sewage spill to hit the river Limmat.
The upgrade at Zürich Airport is built on computed tomography (CT) scanning. The new rules do not apply to transfer passengers connecting through Zürich.
Flu and chlamydia together ranked among the top reported diseases, with gonorrhoea and syphilis cases also recorded, though significantly lower in number.
Infection occurs exclusively through the inhalation of tiny water droplets (aerosols) that may contain Legionella. Human-to-human transmission does not occur in Legionella cases.
Fire ban imposed across Zürich Canton as drought pushes forest fire risk to Level 4 to 5.
MeteoSwiss has issued heat warnings at level 3 out of 5, classified as "significant risk," across nearly the entire country, with an elevated warning in the Basel region.
The cantonal health authority reports a steady and accelerating rise in supervisory healthcare complaints across the entire system since the Covid-19 pandemic.
"Robot transport has proven its worth in everyday hospital life. It relieves the burden on staff, simplifies processes and creates more time for core tasks in the hospital," said City Councillor Andreas Hauri, head of the Department of Health and Environment, commenting on Zürich City Hospital's delivery robots.
The seized narcotics include MDMA, marijuana, cocaine, ketamine, hashish and amphetamine, as well as 15 kilograms of silver, as drug network is unravelled in Zürich.
Zürich's city president Raphael Golta expressed his condolences for the teen who lost her life during Zürich Storm. "Today’s news of the 16-year-old’s death fills us all with deep sorrow," he said.
AI jobs in Switzerland rose from approximately 16,000 in 2024 to 25,000 in 2025.
Switzerland's revised Gender Equality Act (GEA) requires companies and public employers with 100 or more employees to carry out an internal equal pay analysis every four years and have the results verified by an independent body.
A man was stabbed and injured at a shop in Zürich's Seebach neighbourhood on Wednesday afternoon after an altercation with another man. The suspected attacker was later arrested at his home.
Switzerland remains one of the few wealthy nations without a national statutory minimum wage. Zürich and Winterthur to introduce minimum wage soon.
Within Switzerland's startup ecosystem, Zurich ranks tenth, a respectable result within Europe but well outside the global elite.
In the first five months of 2026, total flight movements at Zurich airport reached 106,715, up 4.1% compared to the first five months of 2025.
In medical documentation, Zurich tested whether AI could help doctors transcribe and structure reports, reducing administrative burden while still meeting strict data-protection requirements.
Zürich suffered the heaviest net corporate emigration of any Swiss canton in 2025, losing a net 252 companies. Bern was the second-largest loser at 117.
Streets will be closed temporarily as ETH Zurich evacuation zone will cover the area around Leonhardstrasse, Tannenstrasse, Universitätsstrasse, Sonneggstrasse and Weinbergfussweg.
Zürich has also lost its crown as the world's most expensive city to Hong Kong.
The three victims are Swiss citizens aged 28, 43, and 52. They were all taken to the hospital. Their conditions have not yet been disclosed.
Temperatures topped 30°C across multiple locations this week, as the Swiss heatwave takes over the country in May.
Zurich police reimburses the Winterthur crypto catfishing scam victim in full as they seize CHF 800,000
Zurich bans Rottweilers and confiscates dogs from owners who refused to comply
Zurich tightens dog rules and disease controls after busy year for veterinary office.
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