China is now using anal swabs to test people who are considered to be at ‘high risk’ of contracting COVID-19.
Chinese officials took anal swabs from people who reside in neighbourhoods with confirmed COVID-19 cases, in Beijing. This is according to state broadcaster CCTV. People in designated quarantine facilities have also undergone tests.
This method is said to increase the detection rate of infected people, said a senior doctor from Beijing’s Youan hospital.
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A 44-year-old woman from San Pawl il-Baħar was arrested on the 25th of January for robbing money from a pet shop in Marsa.
The pet shop owner reported to the police on the 25th that an amount of money was missing from his cash register. The police managed to identify the woman by means of CCTV cameras and she was arrested later that day.
The woman will be taken to court today at around 1 PM.
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The iconic Benna brand has just launched a new product which is milk enriched with Vitamin D. This new addition will be a permanent addition to the current range.
Vitamin D is an integral part of one’s diet, as it helps to boost the immune system and we get it mostly from the sun. During these times, Benna is giving us milk with Vitamin D to become an added boost we all need at the moment!
This is an alternative for those of us who aren’t spending much time outdoors! Thank you, Benna!
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5 people were arrested in Żejtun in connection with the trafficking of heroin and cocaine.
This first drug bust happened last Sunday when police officials stopped a 53-year-old man who had 3 bags of a substance which is suspected to be cocaine on his person. The police officials went on to search his home and found another 11 packets of drugs hidden in birdseed with the help of a sniffer dog.
The second arrest happened yesterday when the police arrested 4 men who had been surveilled for a number of days. A raid in one of their residence lead to the discovery of several drugs suspected to be cocaine and heroin ready to be trafficked as well as, money and items related to drug trafficking.
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