his successes in a weekly coven 19 special. next on d. w. m. what secrets lie behind these walls? discover new adventures in 360 degrees. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. d w world heritage 360. get the out now. ah ah, africa was hit, especially hard by the coven, 19 pandemic. across most of the continent, health measures were insufficient. many african countries received vaccines late and in meter quantities. how did people there cope and what solutions did they find?

that's what we're highlighting in this week's edition of the curve at 19 special report. welcome. but 1st we take a look at india where health department employees are getting ready to roll out and liaison vaccine. the aim is to make vaccine injections. a thing of the past is vaccinations center in new delhi dent, immunize up to 300 people at did. but dr. se lately, only a few people show up. bailey, who did dr. joe thump, who had the center said that they expect that. but jane soon wondering, she thinks the newly developed nasal vaccine will increase the number of vaccinations at the center. since the vaccine is the we administered in that,

in so far, this will not acquire, as any induction technique, which is invasive in the law, just the fight. also, we don't need to maintain all the biomedical waste or tons or late hub burger. i'm the syringes, i mean it's literally cut down better introduction on dyslexia. like this center. many other vaccination facilities in india are also awaiting your 1st batch up nasal vaccines. a few kilometers away. this hospital in delhi regularly carries out vaccination trials. dr. on upon such they were, a vaccine expert says, the newly developed nasal vaccine could be a game changer in coping co with cobra. intra music vaccine. then make sure that there are border guards in the news. so your infiltration bags 1st quote 19 will be neutralized at the border itself.

it will not be allowed to enter the body. india is known as the world's largest vaccine manufacturer, with the recent development of nasal vaccine by the home grown company, bard biotech. the country hopes that the new delivery system will become a long term solution to respiratory infection. and son, with the dip in vaccination numbers, dr. sweeney. la garrick, who had the government appointed, go with task force, is confident that the nasal vaccine can help it, mass immunization campaigns and fight vaccine hesitancy. we are privileged that india is the 1st country to have the news in vaccine. and it says type moment. we still have, you know, no sugar population across different continents, which is yet to be immunized. that said, it can play a very, very critical dorian foster,

illinois position as the world continues to witness sporadic surges of the cord, 9 in wireless. several other countries are developing nasal vaccines with some of them in the final trial phases. but india is one of the few countries which has already approved its emergency used to go up gorge 19 o. at the outset of the k, the 19 pandemic. many countries struggle to carry out enough p c r tests in such a short time. they couldn't tell who had the virus and my pass it on. but scientists in the west african country of gonna use the strategy of pull testing. it's course on worldwide. the team for ologist at work this biomedical lab in gone is capital across their ologist, william and po, heads. the team that spaced at the university of gone is no good. she memorial

institute for medical research. here he and his colleagues spend hours testing samples, but the started the pandemic. so 4 of 19 retake respiratory samples. we go to the other labs. we extract the irony that we ivory agents to be able to amplify. the are in the off this ask of to and then we come and put it in. these them are cyclists and iran for about an hour and a half, 2 hours. and they were able to have a clear indication by looking at a graphs that are produced because the muchos amplified during the process. or we call this real time a t c r polymers to react when cove. it 1st came to garner the country, struggle to produce test results quickly. it lacked adequate infrastructure in stock and that only heightened people's anxiety. so m popo in his

team, procured logistics and re agents to set up their lab and start testing. they're used to pulling system which enabled them to test some, 10000 samples a day. so the poor testing principle is very simple. if you have 10 samples, ok, and then you take a little bit of each of example and they put in to watch you. so you test this want you weight test, this dupont is negative, they means all the 10 samples are negative. ok. but if you test this, my sample, this one that has all, all the 10 pulled in it. if you test this one and it is positive, then that means that one of the 10 is positive. so you have to find out which one. so the up on pool. this approach may garner one of the african countries that carried out the most tests per 100000 people. it help garners cove in 19 response

team to better understand the spread of the disease and adapt their strategies accordingly. saving many lives. and that's attracted the attention of other scientists as interest. and at the end of the day when our colleagues from europe in the countries status, ah, ah, implementing the pulling system. and so for me, we can fill in if impact to feel good, because we showed leadership, we should direction. i think that it wasn't a gucci. it's about young scientists here are inspired by the opportunity to work with m popo and learn how to combat cove. it you know, less than than it has been so. so see, i think in like a lot of lives knowing that jap patrick in it like every vital role in producing results. test thing to see lies. and my feedback has been

a u. my son responded to this pandemic lessons drawn from fighting covey 19 are also helping him popo in his team deal with other deadly viruses. very happy doctor. we rose to the challenge. we're very happy that we've continued to provide support to the kind of health services many so health, not just for covered 19, but when we had cases of monkey pox, when we had marbach virus detected, william m popo and his colleagues determined to play their part in helping gonna win the fight against coven 19? ah! even as the coven 19 delta variant was killing tens of thousands in her home country, south africa, sunny laguna, never thought she'd be affected. but after catching cove, it, she ended up in hospital. luckily her husband stayed healthy and took care of her

while working during the entire pandemic. that's how they escaped economic consequences that drove many of their compatriots to ruin. a new episode in al my cove, it's series. we didn't know what was going to happen. we didn't know how many people were going to pass away. we didn't know who was going to pass away. we didn't know if we were going to be alive. my name is anela cooley. i live in johannesburg, and i had cove at 19 was effectively covered 19 in june 2021. muslim jones with the normal flu symptoms. ah, but i rapidly degenerated. eyes started to feel breathless. i tried to get a hospital. i couldn't get into a hospital in johannesburg, the child, the hospitals were fully booked. i had to be taken by ambulance to a neighboring a hospital in pretoria, and i was admitted for a week. i didn't talk to much to my doctor because i was very nervous and the

clinic itself was very busy. my actual covert symptoms lasted for 6 months. however, i still experienced some symptoms like tiredness, um memory loss. we lost people, we watched television and lost so many friends and family, so it was a bitter and difficult time. but for me, it was also nice that i could be at home with my husband and just reconnect in order to protect myself against covert to day. i make sure that i eat are very well . i have a balanced diet. i have my breakfast, my lunch, my supper include a note of greens in my diet. i also exercise by walking when i got cove it i was not vaccinated. and the reason for that is because of the negative publicity above the vaccinations. but my experience of been hospitalized was an eye

opener i decided to get vaccinated just to avoid having, you know, another experience. ah, ah, and staying in south africa, just like in the rest of the world. many people they are complain of ongoing symptoms known as long cove. it in addition to the physical effects, the psychological consequences also becoming clear. it can even lead to a permanent inability to work simple tasks like getting out of bed in the morning have become a challenge for yvonne chang would. not long after my cold at 9 din infection, her which was lust. dear june, i developed her excruciating pain under my feet, which made it difficult for me to walk and to stand for long periods of time.

immediately after that, i started developing some anxiety and her depression. a single mother and business owner chainway was forced to shut down her shop during south africa's covert, blocked down one of the strictest in the world. as a massage therapist, her profession requires her to be on her feet all day long. but her lingering symptoms have made it impossible for her to return to work. after losing my business and my income, it was very hard. i had to give up my rental apartment to move in with my partner, in order to save some money. and i am says, does this uncertainty of not knowing when i'll be able to resume my practice? i decided to enroll for a course teaching english as a 2nd language online. yvonne chainway is not alone. more than

$4000000.00 south africans have so far tested positive for coven 19, and at least 10 percent of them will develop longer term symptoms. according to the country's national institute for communicable diseases. that means at least 400000 people still battling with covert related symptoms 6 months or more after their initial diagnosis. and samantha encore is one of them. it's t t i was in hospital for a total of 10 weeks, 6 of those in i see you. i struggle with sort of breath shoes or so cognition and memory issues. her symptoms continued for 11 months. during this time she was unable to work. so she registered for temporary disability assistance. luckily she

has health insurance and was referred to a private rehabilitation center in johannesburg. that's fine. we offer a holistic client centered approach for long clothing patients. we of occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech therapy folders. patients. we've seen an increase in referrals of people who've had long covered and who are struggling months down the line. samantha or encore has gone from being on oxygen 247 to being able to return to work full time. it's changed my life, my memories better. my cognition issues are gone and i'm just a different personnel. rehab matters is one of a handful of facilities in south africa treating long cove it. it's a private practice and caters to people who either have health insurance or can afford to pay out of pocket altogether. just 27 percent of the population.

for the other $40000000.00 plus south africans who rely on public health care, like even janeway treatment options are limited in south africa. these no way of knowing just how many people are suffering from long cold. the reason for this is there is a wide variety of symptoms that can include pain at the physical weakness and even memory for people who do not have access to private rehab facilities. these only one government funded facility. however, that is in cape town. so most of the cases are going on cheated, but keep town is a long way from johannesburg where he bon chainway lives. she eventually found relief through acupuncture, a form of alternative therapy that is practicing chinese medicine, regarded by some as a pseudo science. it's medical credibility is disputed,

but for yvonne it's making a difference without breaking the bank. it's my 2nd term here. and i, i opted for this of the been told by worse than doctors that they could not do anything for the pain in my feet. that i developed after my covert and the reason was that this lot of people who are presenting with different co problems of the cove it and so they just that i did don't to long cove it and there's nothing really they can do at the moment. and i came here and the pain in my feet has is a lot. and i feel that is hope. yeah. how you feel so much just to thank you again. so the doctor, right. and i'll give you to type off the medication to use this one is to drink me to help you to release the pair and the for the situations while she is still on

the road to recovery. she's optimistic that you'll soon be able to reopen her business and return to normal life. why did some people get really sick from the corona virus, even though they're young, fit and healthy? that's not really clear yet. but one answer might lie in a person's genes. researches from the burden institute of health at berlin's charity hospital. i presented a new study. our colleague casino, christina, talk to dr. mike pizza about it. what exactly predisposes paper to severe infection? so clinicians noted early on them a severe coven, 19 or 2 years more often, and older people in the mail people and better can those over right. but also those who come with parts about pre existing conditions, like touch and diabetes or cardiovascular disease, it's however,

we to see these 2 beer coordinates in case it's also among apparently healthy subjects on patients. which means there must be something else to it. and now these studies show that in patients are rare, your tysons and genes that are responsible for the immune system, they may have more often acted pro, so severe covert 19. how much influence do are chines actually half in brief, it's supposed to be modest is the 1st thing you need to understand is that genes on the act of elements genes are new. prentice for what is called proteins. and proteins are the ones who actually do the action, who facilitate life, and i'm an able as correct to a viral infection. and, and what i'm the studies have identified are regions in the gene on that. and the code for those proteins related to the immune system or to lung function. and if this barons so, the blueprint berries a bit, doesn't it need to be

a major variation that very tiny, very common once um puts you at a higher risk for cobit 19 or severe covenants. in particular, collaboration with other researchers yoke will just published a new study on this issue. what is it about? so what we saw is there are about 8 proteins that seemed to have a role either in a predisposing or to more severe covenant in optimum, but also to evanson, to have a protective rule. so we have, for instance, an end to put a protein called isla 5, which is expressed in specific lung sounds that are also the target of the virus. and if you have more of this protein in yourself, you're more likely to part of severe coven munching. um and then when the other hand, we identify proteins like gc ss on which have are old and immune response. and patients who have higher levels of this protein seem to be

a bit more protected against to be covered 19. so it, given the known lecture, gray level can translate it into better treatment strategies. so thing i was study contributes a small keys to a launch a puzzle. so, so what we identified is some, some basic knowledge like fire and how it is may relate to the wound to repair upon infection and the lung which isn't quite clear yet. um and i found it quite exciting to at least name some potential truck targets because it's really difficult to develop to ext anyway. so it usually takes dick and now we need to do this. but in like months or, or the a couple of years. and i think by bringing together all this difference on data where you might highlight some with some new ah, canada trophies that might be worthwhile following up dr. pizza. thank you for

talking to us. thank you. bye. in the ivory coast, keeping track of medical records is a real problem. files often get lost and have to be recreated, making monitoring developments over time, nearly impossible, a clinic in the city of doug who has decided to try out an innovative patient centered approach. the large dooku clinic has decided to test a new solution. they're using a new electronic health booklet. was it? this is the move. so health pass. it's a small bracelet containing a person's health history. the clinic adopted this device in 2020, during the covert, 19 pandemic. to deal with any emergencies. jennifer, so busy newton, there are patients who come, who are unconscious lassie,

if they have the electronic bracelet, we have all their information in one click on issue. there are also patients who come in, who can't speak french. he stuffed up on the logo forces. this type of patient can give us the information via the muso path. the bracelet was invented here. in 2014 entrepreneur, co vin watch era is decided to launch her idea using the profits from her textile workshop. i think. since then, are team of developers has been stationed right next to the sewing machine that were due to the coven, 19 pandemic, and the need for new e health solutions. there's been renewed interest in the muso pass vehicles, and during the health crisis, people understood the barriers have to be broken down, which means that distances in cash should no longer exist. we need to use a health tele consultation tele expertise,

reputable and home care. in these holland machine to ensure that the health records are secure, the team was put several levels of security in place. they also receive a message as soon as their personal information is accessed with the i did. it wasn't decorative as it on excellent. as soon as someone logs on to the interface to see your information, you get a message like this one. then access to the platform to the server and the team gets renewed. we're 100 percent dedicated to working on all aspects of the platforms, data security. i'm a little kid, a korean war, tara would like her solution to be deployed throughout the ivory coast. thanks to a partnership with the ivory coast post office. she's travelling across the country to raise awareness about the paschal. the 1st stop was to wally a town in the north west of the country, the amos to campaign there, and convinced $200.00 women to adopt the mu. so pass. why?

as casually, you see what i have in my hand here is a bracelet that i where is a band leslie, but it's not a normal bracelet and it's my health book. i think it took, it means that all my information is in it. so why is that? because if i leave here, i could have an accident. and if the doctors want to help me, they need to know that i'm asthmatic circle. i have sinusitis and a history of epilepsy. this of april of dick will happen at 4 euros 50 for the bracelet and 3 euros for the card. the prices are simply too expensive for many who live here. but today is the only opportunity to get this nationally accepted. health id is up to you if you're in a small village and have a problem, the doctors that can save you quickly. that means your life is always safe. but when you don't have a health id, it's really not get. i. corrine's speech was

convincing and bears fruit. the enthusiasm was so great that the muso health past teams were quickly overwhelmed. with those, how can i read the net? yes. do you know your blood type? what is it? a positive, a total of 350 people were enrolled that day. i love kareem feels reassured, because even though coven 19 infections have slowed down in the country, the past could help in dealing with any new waves. as he goes, okay, if the crisis comes back, but we'll be asked which people have been infected in the past if, if they will ask for a history of the patients. and that's also important with the past because it traces everything. have i ever been infected with cove? it? am i a person who is susceptible to the disease?

even though there are now just under 82000 positive cases in the country, korean wants to remain mobilized. her trip will continue to 4 more cities. that was this week's covered 19th, special reports and focusing on african countries. so your next wing until then, bye bye, and stay healthy with

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