Customs officers seize over 400 live ants 19:28 UTC+8, 2021-02-24 0
Alien species, illegally imported from overseas, could have put people and animals at risk as well as potentially destroying the local ecology and environment.
Edited by Tian Shengjie. Subtitles by Tian Shengjie.
Over 400 illegally imported live ants have been seized by local customs.
A package, said to be material for dentistry, showed abnormalities when X-rayed. Staff at Shanghai Post Office Customs opened it and found 406 ants, each 2 centimeters long, in small plastic tubes along with moist cotton and air vents.
The smuggled ants have been transferred to the relevant department for disposal, customs said.
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Coronavirus vaccine rolled out in Alice Springs, quarantine worker first to receive the jab
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FebFebruary 2021 at 2:21am
Quarantine worker Reinier Cadacio received the first coronavirus vaccine in Alice Springs from nurse Christine Fabre.
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When healthcare professionals in Alice Springs were asked to volunteer to administer the new COVID-19 vaccine, Christine Fabre put her hand up straight away.
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First recipient is the coordinator at the Todd Facility
Authorities still developing plan to roll out vaccine in remote communities The coronavirus has taken a big toll on me, and my family, personally, she said.