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Yakarta, Jan 11 (EFE), (Camera: Bagus Indahono).- The Sriwijaya Air crash that killed 62 people shortly after takeoff from Jakarta on Saturday thrust the country’s poor air safety record back into the spotlight.According to the Aviation Safety Network, Indonesia has the most dangerous track record for passenger flights in Asia having recorded 104 accidents and 2,301 deaths since 1945.FOOTAGE OF OF DNA TESTS TO IDENTIFY THE VICTIMS OF THE ACCIDENT.
More than 74 million Americans--and those they live with--are at increased risk for severe COVID-19. An analysis published Monday by JAMA Internal Medicine reveals those 74 million are classified as 'essential workers' in the US. Researchers say the workers' risk is based on disease risk guidelines developed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. UPI reports that of the more than 157 million workers across the country, 72% are in jobs deemed essential by the US Department of Homeland Security. What's more, UPI reports over three-fourths of all essential workers are unable to work at home.
Aaron Traywick, a biohacker and CEO of Ascendance Biomedical, took to the stage at biohacking event BDYHAX to inject himself with a herpes vaccine developed by his company in front of a live audience in Austin, Texas on Monday. Traywick acted as a volunteer for the new vaccine, as he himself has herpes. Ascendance Biomedical seek to find willing participants to test experimental treatments that have not gone through the normal route of rigorous clinical trials.
A plane flying from Melbourne to Australia's King Island crashed into a shopping centre in Essendon, a suburb of northern Melbourne on Tuesday, killing all five people on board, including the pilot, shortly after taking off from Melbourne's Essendon Airport around 9 AM local time on Tuesday. According to local police, The twin-engine Beechcraft B200 Super King Air is suspected to have suffered engine failure. The plane crashed into the back of a furniture store and a JB Hi-Fi store in the DFO shopping centre, leaving the parking area in flames and killing the pilot, identified as US citizen Max Quartermain, and all four passengers, who have also been identified as US citizens. Pilot Max Quartermain was the co-owner of Corporate and Leisure Aviation, the company which operated the plane. He had a perfect 38-year safety record. According to unconfirmed reports, there were no casualties on the ground. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating the incident.