Updated: 8 Mar 2021, 11:01
UNCONTACTED and isolated Amazon tribes face being “wiped out” by the mutant Brazilian Covid strain as the government has been accused of genocide by campaigners.
Activists claim invading loggers, miners and landgrabbers are spreading coronavirus to the sprawling rainforest s indigenous people, who have little immunity to most diseases, with the virus killing ten children recently in one village. Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates.
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The uncontacted Awá in the Brazilian Amazon use the resin of the maçaranduba tree to make fire to light houses and to hunt at night
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A nurse takes the temperature of a Covid-19 patient member of the Witoto indigenous tribe at a hospital set up near Manaus, BrazilCredit: Getty Images - Getty
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Hunt for MH370 may be BACK ON as bombshell evidence pinpoints new search zone in the Indian Ocean
Updated: 8 Mar 2021, 12:24
THE head of the hunt for missing jet MH370 says there should a new search after fresh evidence pinpointed the likely wreckage site.
It comes seven years to the day after the Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 vanished with 239 people on board, sparking the world s greatest aviation mystery.
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A £110million search led by Australia scoured 50,000 square miles of Indian Ocean floor using high-resolution sonar from 2014 to 2017.
A second search sponsored by the Malaysian government also failed to find any trace.
What is a Covid lateral flow test, how do I use one and are the results accurate?
Updated: 8 Mar 2021, 12:11
MILLIONS of students and their families will be taking Covid lateral flow tests from today, as schools reopen.
The rapid tests are able to return results in just 30 minutes and can be done from the comfort of your own home. Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates.
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Millions of students will be taking Covid lateral flow tests from today, as schools re-open. Pictured: A pupil at Chertsey High SchoolCredit: Getty Images - Getty
Workplaces can also get testing for their employees by registering with the Government.