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New Zealand marks 100 days without COVID-19 spread in community

New Zealand marks 100 days without COVID-19 spread in community
Jun 8 2021 Share

New Zealand’s Ministry of Health confirmed that there are currently no new cases of COVID-19 outside the managed isolation and quarantine as of today, 8th June 2021. The 100 day period started from February 28th on a Sunday. New Zealand is close to overcoming the 102 days it surpassed last year before an unknown outbreak resulted in Auckland being placed onto level 3 lockdown.

New Zealand also came up to 100 days last year, making this the second time New Zealand has managed to keep such a streak. New Zealand has registered only 26 deaths overall, with 2,692 total cases and 2,644 recoveries. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has held off receiving her own vaccination, stating she wanted to wait until the rollout reached the general population.

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Photo Source: Time Magazine

Ricky & Morty Fans eagerly await movie & Fortnite appearance

Ricky & Morty Fans eagerly await movie & Fortnite appearance
Jun 8 2021 Share

The iconic Adult Swim duo Rick and Morty might be making their way into both the cinematic and Fortnite dimensions. Writer Dan Harmon, along with producer Scott Marder and Summer’s voice actress Spencer Grammer, revealed that they re all certain a Rick and Morty film will happen. They stated that they wouldn’t be shocked if a movie were to come down the pipeline one day. Despite no date confirmation, the creators seem to be eager to take the inter-dimensional antics to the big screen.

On another related note, Fortnite season 7 is set to get a Rick and Morty cross over. Official Fortnite Twitter account shared a teaser trailer featuring the iconic butter robot from season 1. The nature of the crossover is also, unfortunately, unconfirmed. All fans are however speculating and awaiting the big reveals.

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Great apes might lose 90% of African homelands in coming decades

Great apes might lose 90% of African homelands in coming decades
Jun 8 2021 Share

The great apes – consisting of species such as gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos – are predicted to lose a whopping 90% of their African homelands in the coming decades. These relatives of humanity are all already endangered or critically endangered. Climate crises, destruction of wild areas for minerals, timber and food, and human population growth will all contribute to decimate their homes by 2050. Despite some areas becoming climatically suitable for the apes, scientists doubt the animals will be able to migrate on time.

Most great ape species prefer lowland habitats, but climate crises will make some of these habitats hotter, drier and much less habitable. The further into high ground the apes go, the less territory they will have to call as a home. Apes suffer greater than other species in terms of migration, as they are known to reproduce slowly, have low population densities and very specific diets.

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Photo Source: Smithsonian Magazine

Malaysian police using drones to detect high temperatures due to COVID-19 spike

Malaysian police using drones to detect high temperatures due to COVID-19 spike
Jun 8 2021 Share

After entering a near total lockdown last week, Malaysian police are now using drones to detect people with high temperatures in public spaces. As part of their COVID-19 prevention measures, the drones can detect people’s temperatures as high as 20m above ground, emitting a red light to alert authorities should someone report high readings.

Daily rising infections reached more than 9000 by the end of May, and, despite dropping since, Malaysian health director Noor Hisham Abdullah warned that majority of new infections were caused by unknown contacts. The high infectivity and mortality rates are also leading to the emergence of new variants in the community, according to Hisham Abdullah. China has also reportedly used drones to detect high temperatures last year.

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Photo Source: The Guardian