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peers and rivals, with one daring goal to help smart nature. one of the most insightful discoveries in the history of mankind. more life starts february 16th on d, w, or you're watching d w. news asia coming up today. an update on india's fight against cove. it 1st up under paid and under appreciated community health workers in the capital. go on, strike for better working conditions, and a living with the lingering effects of the corona virus. a special report on the impact of wong cove. ah,

ah, 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. right? these the men are angry for 11 days now, they have been locking in our 2 years old in the heart of new delhi. they are primary health or on good body workers as they are known during the last 2 years. they have been at the frontline of the band demik at the jostled 7. they

distributed masks, promoted vaccinations, and raised awareness. the vote to look down and put on writing reeves 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 mosques, gloves, and sanitizers on our own so that we could continue iowa. now i've worked for 2016 of them just job, but i am not entitled to a bench. and this is why via protesting for 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, houses for workers who are demanding better working conditions and more b, one m non, he has done and on than body center for 9 years. she says she is sole worked 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 bedding, little wages as women. we end up accepting the stomach because we've 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, him viet luman. like john, he helped monitor the health of children and their mothers and distribute food rations. with this immediately to families. i'm going body workers like johnny have close 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 on these broadcasts. it's like them to be given the designation of permanent employees of the government. and

to also receive the benefits that come with that job monday. but this would include has insurance pension, some advocation goals, which unit a stable government is reluctant to take on? the see the current system blatantly exploits women's label. they are not, but if you think about them ordered, but they are in a thor with which is rochelle, which is essential. and without which even government current function, i believe that government have dry inc. daughter are not a problem. it's been supported responsibility, the dandy government is yet to respond to these protests. these women are now planning to travel through the country to pull out what these see are the forms from this political parties are making to walker. sat report from dw namisha j a while and our might show wreak, let's bring any dollies deli bureau chief am read her chima. 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?

though there is considerable public support for these workers. you don't. the ad placed 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 in times of a pandemic. they have connections, they have deep relationships in the community. not this the heart of the problem. really, melissa is that these workers are viewed as volunteers and not at as employees that 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 unions trying to look for some kind of a compromise and see what they can come up with. but the last time these are women, a got a high, was in 2017, and that was up to 50 days of strike. so these women up,

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 are in the us 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 are much better prepared than the last time. and secondly, the all me 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 great 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're 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 has 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 stores 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 got 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 utah 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. i bigger but normally 20 people were allowed to go for door to door campaigns. they put a bar on rallies, processions,

and so on. but if you look at the pictures, you would see that no one's been 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 mass, 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, dw delhi, bureau chief and me to 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 covert 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 d w's minear,

chaudhry reports, thought not and, and cause her bad dog epa, her lifeline. she says the bub, he's on her doors all day, something which she says was not possible just a couple of months ago. 60 theodore santa was infected with the corona vidas 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 have read at times used to feel i can't even sit. i must lie down a hardly had his time 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 post cupboard completes 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 does 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 rationing. the 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 literally needed to be good to go anywhere because i just couldn't get my run. 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, ample rift, and help up epa, which head tub with her bosco, with complication, he sleeps with me, eats with me. like a small child i haven't grandchild. now her reason i said she is a 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

back with more news asia tomorrow. see you then with the the battle against cove it the only variant is putting healthcare systems around the world to the test vaccination campaigns are accelerating while restrictions are intensifying once again. but are these measures enough to stop the spread of omicron fax data and reports covert

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