PARIS (Reuters) - France will have to resort to a strict lockdown like those in Ireland and Britain if it fails to rein in the more contagious variants of the coronavirus, a French epidemiologist and government adviser said on Friday. Arnaud Fontanet, a member of the scientific council that advises the government on COVID-19 policy, also said on France Inter radio the country is in a very tense situation with exhausted hospital staff . (Reporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Catherine Evans)
Myrtle rust discovered in Auckland s Waitākere Ranges for the first time
20 Jan, 2021 11:15 PM
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Myrtle rust has been discovered in the Waitākere Ranges for the first time. Photo / File
Social issues reporter, NZ Heraldmichael.neilson@nzherald.co.nz
A fungal disease that could make extinct some of New Zealand s treasured native plants has been discovered in the Waitākere Ranges.
Auckland Council today announced myrtle rust had been discovered in the boundaries of the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park in the ramarama species.
Councillor and environment and climate change committee chairman Richard Hills said it was not a matter of if, but when the wind-borne fungus found over much of the country would arrive.
Published January 20. 2021 7:48PM
Groton Members of Catherine Kolnaski Magnet School, Charles Barnum Elementary School, and Fitch High School tested positive for COVID-19, schools officials learned Wednesday.
“We have collaborated with Ledge Light Health District to determine and have notified all close contacts within the schools,” Superintendent Susan Austin said in a notification to parents, guardians and staff. “The affected individuals have been instructed to isolate at home following public health guidelines.”
School officials are monitoring the situation with the health district.
The school district is operating with fully remote learning this week. Loading comment count.
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