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Cop quits after NT virus border breach

A police officer has resigned after breaching COVID-19 border restrictions, as the Northern Territory reports one new case of coronavirus. The 27-year-old was among a group of five people who crossed the Queensland border into the Territory and he resigned on Saturday. They failed to complete the required border entry forms when they entered on… Read More »

Sperm have a weird way of swimming and we only noticed after 300 years

By Clare Wilson Less like an eel, more like an otterPolymaths-lab.com Sperm swim differently to how we thought. Rather than undulating their tails symmetrically, like an eel, they have a lopsided wiggle that combines with spinning about their long axis to give an overall forward motion. “The asymmetry cancels out because of the rotation,” says… Read More »

Case of Ontario man who ignored COVID-19 quarantine order shows challenges of crucial contact tracing

Article content continued The public-health department of Peel region west of Toronto said Wednesday it typically manages to reach contacts within 24 to 48 hours of a case being identified. At the peak of the pandemic the unit had 237 staff doing contact tracing, though that number had dwindled to 190 by the end of… Read More »