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Australia is suffering from a blind spot that, some experts say, could cause it to lose its leading position in the pandemic.
They say heath authorities are having difficulty seeing that the science has changed and that airborne spread should now be regarded as the dominant transmission route for the virus in settings where ventilation is poor.
They urge authorities to acknowledge this boldly and make appropriate policy modifications to meet the change. As the country struggles with a makeshift collection of quarantine facilities that share or leak air, some say a first step would be to create a strict national standard to keep everyone safe, particularly in hotels.
Sri Lanka is bracing for an oil spill and what can be a major environmental disaster off Colombo coast as burnt-out container ship MV X-Press Pearl remains partially sunk. Foreign experts have been deployed to help Sri Lanka contain a potential oil leak. An Indian coastguard vessel is also in the area with equipment to deal with a possible oil slick.
What is the ship's condition now?
The ship's stern is now on the sea bed and the bow is slowly sinking.
Artist's impression of continuous gravitational waves generated by a spinning asymmetric neutron star. Image: Mark Myers, OzGrav-Swinburne University .
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