Carsten Menke (Julius Baer) | According to news over the weekend, the full closure of some of the world’s largest gold refineries in Switzerland is about to end after two weeks. The refineries are located in the southern-most canton of Ticino, which, due to its proximity to Italy and a big number of cross-border commuters, is most strongly affected by the coronavirus. Starting on Monday, operations are resuming, but at less than half of capacity.