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Coronavirus UK: Tests reveal ‘significant bacterial’ growths on Tesco trolley handles

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Supermarkets, cafes and restaurants may have ramped up cleaning routines in order to provide Covid-secure environments for their customers. But an investigation has revealed wide variations in cleanliness on ‘high touch’ items such as shopping trolley handles, even within the same store. Testing carried out by Channel 4’s Dispatches of 30 trolley handles from six … Read more

Mysterious deaths of 11 elephants in Zimbabwe may have been the result of bacterial infection

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Mysterious deaths of 11 elephants in Zimbabwe may have been the result of bacterial infection, officials say after ruling out poaching and poisoning The carcasses were discovered in Pandamasue Forest in the west of the country Cyanide poisoning has also been ruled out as a cause of the elephants’ deaths  Blood samples have been taken to … Read more