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i melissa chan, thanks for joining us. the number of new infections in india is only kron driven. 3rd wave appears to be dropping. cases have not been as severe as the deadly 2nd wave, but it has still taken a toll, especially in large cities. one of the critical components in the countries health care system, our community women, workers, they go door to door to check on people and help them. but these women at the front lines feel they never got the recognition and they deserved. and in new delhi, thousands have gone on strike this month. here's t w's report abroad. these the men are angry. for 11 days now, they have been locking in our teasers road in the heart of new delhi. their primary health or on good bardy workers, as they are known during the last 2 years. they have been at the front enough the

pandemic at the jaw suits level. the distributed masks promoted vaccinations, and raised awareness level to locked downs and good on widest waves without any protective equipment for themselves and owned as little as 60 your dollars a month. we want even given sanitizers my. we arranged for masks, gloves and sanitizers on our own, so that we could continue our work. i've worked for 26 years am, does job, but i am not entitled to a pension. this is why via protesting of basic will, could i get no protection. i've lost 3 family members to corona virus, yet i went to walk with my toddler in tool. because we were told we cannot take leaves. paulson for workers who are demanding better working conditions and more b. 1 am ronnie has done and on been body center for 9 years. she says she thought looked that she doesn't have time for her own children. the government doesn't value women's labor. think we will work

a lot for very little wages as women. we end up accepting the stomach because we figured at least we're earning something because unemployment has skyrocketed under this company. on the bodies were false set up decades ago to fight child hunger and malnutrition, in viet luman. like john, he helped monitor the health of children and their mothers and distribute food ration with this immediately to families. i'm going body workers like johnny have clause access to the 1000 people they each have under their care. so over the years they have been charged with looking after many additional social benefits and are now handling extra duty is to help out jordan and demick without any added compensation. despite that increasing workload, these local, it's not only recognizes more than one of the key demands of these products. it's like them to be given the designation of permanent employees of the government. and

to also to see the benefits that come with that on monday. but this would include has insurance, pensions, um and vacation go also which unit a stable government is reluctant to take on? the see the cotton system, blatantly exploits women's label. they are not, but if you think about them, ordered, but they are in a service which is blue shield, which is essentially and without which even government current function. i believe that government have dry inc doted on of april. i'm. it's been supported responsibility, the dandy government is yet to, to spawn to these to death. these women are now finding to travel through the country to pull out what these see are. the forms from this political parties are making to brokers that report from dw nameesha guys. well, and i might show week let's bring indeed ellie's deli bureau chief. i'm read had cima, thanks for joining us. so, no response yet from the government. is there public support for these community health care workers, or are they on their own?

so there is considerable public support for these workers. you know, the, at least such a key role at the grassroots level. they have a deep reach in the community, and which is what makes them such a valuable resource for the government. in times like this and times of a pandemic, they have connection. they have deep relationships in the community. now this, the heart of the problem really, melissa, is that these workers are viewed as volunteers and not at as employees. this is where the unions are fighting the battle for these workers and say, these people should be treated as employes. and given all the protections they are, talks are going on between the government and the union's trying to look for some kind of compromise and see what they can come up with. but the last time these are women got a high, was in 2017, and that was after 50 days of strike. so these women are,

they determine and they're going to be sitting there quite literally till they're get what they want. got it. now only can infections are easing in some parts of the country. is there a sense that our india's health care system is on top of the situation? the health care system is in a much better position than it was last year during the deadly delta we've. and there are 2 reasons for this that melissa one is that the hospitals and authorities were much better prepared than the last time. and secondly, the only chron waive is vague, transmissible, but it didn't spread as fast as people thought it would. and also it's simply not as deadly as the delta we've the last year when the delta we've took india by storm . we saw horrific. see the could remember people gasping for drill debt, a breath and actually, you know, not having enough oxygen. so many people died, not enough hospital meds, but this time things are much better. and as i said,

a combination for the fact that people are better prepared, hospitals are better prepared and they are facing a variant which is not as ferocious as the last time. india faced the huge task of vaccinating and be more than a 1000000000 people against coven. i'm curious how that's coming along. actually, melissa, pretty well after a fairly slow start, vaccination is really picked up and the health minister gave latest data on the number of people are vaccinated above the age of 18. those who are eligible, he said that 95 percent had received the 1st skills and 76 percent had received the 2nd dues as well. and he also talked about teenagers, people between the ages of 50 than 18 and said 10000000 of them had gotten both doses. so india is doing pretty well in terms of vaccination, as you said over a 1000000000 people to be vaccinated and to get that number as high as that is quite a earth significant achievement. i mean that 95 percent is better than germany. and

now we've seen mass gatherings like religious festivals and political rallies. dr. new surges in the country. and i know we have a big regional election getting underway in which are pradesh. it's a state with 200000000 people. i'm curious. have there been steps taken to control crowd sizes there? in fact, what does the dish has a population which is half the size of the european union? so electrons would started there today are going to go on for a month in 7 phases. the election a commission gave guidelines as to how these rallies and campaigns could take place . but of course, no one is paying any attention. the election commission said not more than 50 percent capacity in indoor auditoriums and not more than 30 percent outdoors. they said only 20 percent. so i beg your pardon. only 20 people were allowed to go for door to door campaigns. they put a bar on rally,

is processions and so on. but if you look at the pictures, you will see that no one's paying any attention to these guidelines. many thousands and thousands of people are out at these rallies. there's no social distancing. hardly any one is wearing a mask, not even the politicians. so we just have to wait and see what is that, what happens after these elections are over in a month or so, because last time, in a similar situation, when they were regional elections in india, we saw huge spike in the number of new infections, t w's deli bureau chief ammeter, chima, thank you for that round up. ah, turning now to the challenge of long covert which some now called the parallel pandemic estimate suggest more than a 3rd of coven survivors will develop symptoms that linger long past initial infection. and they can range from headaches to fatigue and also to more serious conditions. we take a closer look at this from india where dw minear,

chaudhry reports thought not and, and cause her bad dog epa, her lifeline. she says the bub, he's on her doors all the something which she says was not possible just a couple of months ago. 53, it was sad now was infected with the corona virus during the 2nd week. while her initial infection was not civil. a few days after testing negative, she was diagnosed with cardiac inflammation. a ball score with complication which left her with a tripling weakness for months. i used to feel so weak saw me that i read at times was to feel like i can't even set. i must slide down a hardly her dad used to have neighbors though a very active person earlier. and i started feeling depressed also always to feel very low sadness. case is not exceptional. many other people have suffered from 4 score with complete, more commonly known as long as it a name given to the persistent illness. a person feels while facing symptoms or effects, or weeks or months after testing negative,

or the corona by this doctor are you scope thus as patients have come to him with complications like heading committee, depression, palpitations and cardiac issues among others. a staggering number that is 60 to 70 percent of patients who recover from covered have these effects on them. there are some kind of risk factors which predict long covert duration of illnesses, one severe to be of a lesser 2nd. it is not completely understood. it is a science in evolution, so even young patients may be experiencing more symptoms than an elderly high disposition. 3rd year old rashid walker was an avid yoga practitioner. she said she was at a healthy estate when she tested positive during the 2nd reef. and her infection was quite mild. but soon after, she started experiencing complications. and with diagnosed with a balance disorder called vestibular disorder, which makes her feel dizzy and pause as constant ringing in her years like being on

a board all the time. so when i stand it don't flores like this. so for me to walk straight is a job, there was a point where i made legally needed to be good to go anywhere because i just couldn't get my buttons. it got me very overwhelming and exhausting wildfire. rashni it has been rehabilitative therapy. and yoga that have had tugging a sense of control over her condition. for sadhana, it's been medication amp a rift and help up epa, which had tub with her bosco, with complication, he sleeps with me, eats with me. like a small and i haven't grandchild now. yeah, these are no, said she the lot better. know as she has found some happy distraction with people, but for many like her, the lingering effect of coverage remains inexplicable. that's it for today. be sure to check out our other stories on d. w dot com for slash asia or on facebook and twitter. thanks for watching. we're

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we'll take you to the island of la paloma, where tourism is finally returning after the double impact of volcanic eruptions and the pandemic. i'm chris cockburn, berlin, welcome to the program. after china, japan, india is the most important economy in asia. and with 1400000000 inhabitants the largest democracy in the world. now, electrons have begun and india as most populous state who to pradesh, followed by voting in for other states. it will take at least until march. busy 10th for all the votes to be cast and counted, the elections are being viewed as a barometer of 4 and a render modi's ruling parties, the prime minister of india, of course, and he started out promising to create jobs. but with the pandemic hitting the country's economy hard, unemployment is still one of the biggest problems people in india are facing the economy is on the answering again,

like many jobs were lost during the pandemic unemployment.