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Fiji enters lockdown as new COVID cluster spreads

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3 years ago

May 14, 2021

Fiji has announced the island country will enter a 56-hour lockdown as it rushes to trace contacts of a garment factory worker diagnosed with COVID-19, The case is the nation’s first case detected in in 2021.

While the capital, Suva was put into lockdown last week for 14 days after a handful of cases spread in the community after emerging from a quarantine hotel, officials have announced a curfew over the weekend, with none of the 100,000 residents allowed to leave their homes.

The are currently 49 people in the nation with the virus, 28 of those locally transmitted, according to Fiji Times.

One of the new cases is a woman who worked in a garment factory, with her positive COVID detection sparking the crack-down.

Authorities say she worked with almost 900 people. In a statement, officials say they have only managed to test 300 people, and need to find hundreds more.

“We cannot waste another minute locating the rest of them,”
Permanent Secretary for Health and Medical Services, Dr James Fong said.

We have 56 hours to break as many chains of COVID transmission as possible. My teams — alongside the members of our disciplined forces — will be taking full advantage of this opportunity to get ahead of the spread of this virus. pic.twitter.com/x8pmRccWcG
— Fijian Government (@FijianGovt) April 30, 2021

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President Biden threatens to cut off weapons supplies to Israel

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3 days ago

May 10, 2024

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Does this mark a shift in Washington’s public approach to the war?

President Joe Biden is vowing to withhold weapons from Israel if the Jewish State goes forward with its invasion of Rafah.

The comments came after the Biden administration halted a recent shipment of bombs amid concerns over Israel’s plans to launch a full-scale assault on Rafah even as cease-fire talks continue with Hamas.

Jonathan Tobin, the Editor-in-Chief of Jewish News Syndicate, joins Veronica Dudo to discuss.

#IN AMERICA TODAY #trending #Israel #Hamas #Gaza #GazaWar #Rafah

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OpenAI prepares search software to rival Google

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4 days ago

May 9, 2024

Nathan Langridge

OpenAI is gearing up to launch a groundbreaking AI-powered search product, aiming to compete directly with Google’s dominant search engine.

By harnessing the power of AI, OpenAI aims to deliver more accurate and relevant search results, potentially revolutionising the way people access and consume information online.

Russ Macumber from Impressive joins to discuss. #trending #featured

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Human-like robots want to takeover the workplace

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4 days ago

May 9, 2024

Nathan Langridge

Generative AI is rapidly advancing the development of robots that closely resemble humans, raising questions about the future of employment.

On this episode of Ahron & Mike Live – How Gen AI robots could threaten to takeover the workplace, Disney’s shares fall 10%, Google responds to lowering morale and Apple reveals a new iPad.

Ticker’s Ahron Young & Mike Loder discuss. #featured