we were alerted to it very early on in that we arranged a meeting with the whole college of general practitioners in the intensive care society to trade notes essentially and it was the g.p.'s that we were telling them look this is what we're seeing and i to you and this seems a long tale of recovery because people are very very debilitated we thought it was nothing more than that you know several weeks of being ventilated on an intensive care and your lungs go down it would take a long time to recover from that and we know that you can critical illness it can take 5 years and people still aren't fully recovered from general severe intensive care but the general practitioners are saying what we're seeing out here people who go. this coronavirus you seem to linger on for weeks the police slowly recover a bit but they're still weeks later complaining of breathlessness that see sleepiness and so forth and friends of mine you've had to call it you know brain they say my brain just didn't work properly for weeks and weeks and weeks afterwards they way they describe sort of sensation for there and stil

5 years and people still aren't fully recovered from general severe intensive care but the general practitioners were saying what we're seeing out here people who get this coronavirus who seem to linger on for weeks before they slowly recover a bit but they're still weeks later complaining of breathlessness that c. and sleepiness and so forth and friends of mine you've had to call it say you know coded brain they say my brain just didn't work properly for weeks and weeks and weeks afterwards they way they describe as a focus sensation from there and still has levels of fatigue and sleep in it now we don't know what's causing that directly chris may have better data my guess is that we are seeing in some cases some sort of it or to muse that things set up so your body in attacking the virus is being exposed to a bunch of proteins it doesn't normally see like those from muscle and we may be seeing a setup where the body continues to attack itself i've got no evidence for that yes and from chris's information he may have such states. that would be my guess we've got some patients with badly damaged

information and you don't have to do the testing here you can also do it with your you know general practitioner at all with health authorities where you live can represent at frankfurt airport thank you very much. to lebanon now and the united nations is warning of a humanitarian catastrophe after the massive explosions that ripped through the capital beirut on tuesday you imagine seaside they are struggling as they try to support hundreds of thousands of people in need of help the blasts destroyed the port in beirut which was lebanon for imported goods essential wheat and now in desperately short supply. massive quantities of grain spilled across beirut's harbor another crisis looming for the city as food supplies become more scarce rescue teams have had a hard time looking for survivors buildings are smashed together finding spaces where people may still be trapped is a race against time we did you go our experience is that people can still be found alive up to 80 hours after an explosion or an earthquake so we still have hope. 16 port workers have been detained others are under house arrest

will do the testing here at the airport or whether they go home for us and then see their general practitioner and do the testing there. the phrase countries deemed to be high risk is one that stands out travelers returning from where exactly will be subject to these new testing rules. the list is very very long. it's given out by the cock institute which is the you know health authority here in germany in charge of corona it's permanently updated it starts with countries like afghanistan and it ends with zambia and zimbabwe but on this list of course also the countries with the highest infections the u.s. russia brazil and some places in europe as well for example in belgium in the. and twirps there have been so many new infections that the german authorities think you should get tested here and also if you come from spain from oregon or from the barcelona region. controversy and frankfurt airport thank you very much. all right to lebanon now the united nations is warning of a humanitarian catastrophe after the massive explosions that ripped through the capital beirut on tuesday u.n. agencies

center here at the airport you can also go home 1st and then have yourself tested at your general practitioners practice also in some of the other testing centers that are put in place in germany. so you're at the frankfurt airport airports are of course just they're just one way to come into a country what about people coming over land by train how does that work. but more centers are being installed in germany not only at the airports also at central way way stations at the ports of course and also on the german autobahns at some of the you know large rest stops or service areas there centers are being installed or they will be installed and this is where you can get tested. all right carbo's and is with us from frankfurt airport thanks very much. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. there's been a record number of migrant crossings in the english channel from france to england this week because of called weather u.k. border for spodes intercepted the flimsy boats and take them to the port of dover the strait may only be 30 kilometers wide at its narrowest point but

procedures this blood pressure test for example delivers far more data than would be the case at a general practitioners it also takes into account that order has become stiffer with old age without that factor there's a danger of the test returning and incorrectly high blood pressure the study participants are already appreciating the benefits punished of the. scenes shown many differences in terms of both effective doses and side effects so i'd say that information should always be included on sippin indian by pact. there are good reasons for considering the differences between women and men when it comes to medication all too often the bias towards men still leads to avoidable complications and side effects. there's a lot to be done before men and women get checked. upcoming. women from 3 countries with one. they're fighting for their rights and their children. in brazil against violence and on the side india for the rights of pledged. to give sudan with visible success can enjoy new freedoms. such as a. w. morning in amsterdam policies and have a symbolic connection. mine is a recurring motif tropic

procedures this blood pressure test for example delivers far more data than would be the case general practitioners takes into account that has become stiffer with old age without that factor there's a danger of the test returning in incorrectly high blood pressure the study participants are already appreciating the benefits. i expect to find out more about myself and hopefully this will also help other people the researchers might have discovered something that wasn't previously known with. sometimes it's the small things that can make a big difference. in many cases an additional node in the patient information leaflet would help to address specific differences when dosing medication. so many differences in terms of both effective doses and side effects so i'd say that information should always be included. there are good reasons for considering the differences between women and men when it comes to medication. the bias towards men still leads to avoidable complications and side effects. there's a lot to be done before men and women are treated equally in medicine and i've got a lot of things to

many different types of pain diarrhea and vomiting eye infections everything that normally a general practitioner will deal with at short notice. try putting your head down so that your chin meets your chest. painful yes yes i feel it on the right side of my head where the pain is. crew sense it's app has already facilitated 2000000 online consultations the services available in scandinavia france britain and now in germany to its doctors speak a range of different languages and germany consultations are offered in german or english. prescriptions sick notes and referrals. all issued electronically but doesn't that raise data privacy concerns as to how far a lot of people will have questions because it's also new and data privacy concerns are always great when it comes to health matters. we're seeing people getting used to it pretty quickly because they know that it works and that doctors who have tell you medical treatment training are able to find out a lot by asking the patient questions and his if you're also for. digital applications are now commonplace in the health care world in addition t

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and so it's you know in what capacity they have great health care systems that you can see a general practitioner pretty quickly and cheaply maybe yeah but as far as other real medical needs i don't know that it actually measures up and furthermore our country is just not comparable countries like australia or england that have you know the population of a couple of our states so i think when we think about the national federal government handling health care for 360000000 people that terrifies me i've never seen the federal government handle anything well for 360000000 people and something is as dire as health care should not be left up to them i think it best we should look at state purchased what we can do and again i think if we were to actually make some of these changes we'd have under covert permanent like expanding tele health like getting rid of certificate of need laws why should companies have to go in and argue against their competitors to add another health care bat or to add another piece of equipment when they need it we need to get rid of these things that make it harder to obtain

been infected with covert $19.10 have died dr dennis miscavige is acting secretary general of the kenya medical practitioners pharmacists and dentists union he says the government isn't offering doctors any protection. ready union doctor right now is working under extreme conditions where we are made ready to work with limited people we are merely to work with substandard b.p. in some and some of the terms we have in the force to really use some of the people and. also the fact that there is a huge number of doctors and health care look i will be infected and that we take an active management of patients on their screen in the numbers and as a unit really try to push for them or to hire more workers but the speed at which they're been doing to look would say that this is a tragedy for the whole process of the medical cover the 'd doctors some of the competition can it be a little 'd bit. insurance cover had expired 2 months ago and they're been working without any medical coverage and when they all think they have to pay from the book and they don't know if you're going to get something for their belief that

dr denis miscount his acting secretary general at the kenya medical practitioners pharmacists and dentists union he's joining us by skype from nairobi thank you very much indeed for being with us give us an indication of the kind of conditions that you and your colleagues are working under at the moment thank you very much for having me the 'd doctor right now is working under extreme conditions where we may be too limited we have made it to. substandard in some cases and some of the terms we are able to force to really use some of the. and. also the fact that the huge number of doctors and health. and have to be taken both active management of patients so there is strain in their numbers and as a unit of it try to push for them is to hire more workers but. because they have been doing it it's local statements that. i understand that doctors and medical practitioners haven't and being paid and their medical insurance is being cut for what reasons is the government giving you for the lack of p. p. e. but also the cut in pay and the cut in medical insurance. so the tragedy of the whole proce

respects the lives of the people they said dr dennis keller is acting secretary general at the kenya medical practitioners pharmacists and dentists union he says the government isn't offering doctors any protection. can earn a doctorate now is working under extreme conditions where we are made to work with limited people we are merely to work with substandard he is in some cases and some of the terms we have been forced to reuse some of the people and. also the fact that a huge number of doctors and health care workers will be acted and are to be taken of active management of patients so there is strain in the numbers and as a unit of really try to push for the measure to hire more workers but the speed at which they have been doing to the local famously to this employer and the tragedy for the whole person or the medical cover is that they 'd doctors in some of the counties in kenya to be a little be made whole insurance cover had expired 2 months ago and they have been working the butt in a medical cover and when they fall sick they have to pay from the book and the full senate if you want your frontlin

supervisors that will remain here, that this is something that we should dedicate or general fund dollars to and the best practitioners and the best staff and a dedicated staff that we can get to follow this initiative until we're actually seeing some really positive results and then even after that because this should not happen in san francisco. i just wanted to say that. i think you've answered my question. i just felt like i had to say it. this is my last budget year and so i wanted to make sure my colleagues on budget know and that they will follow it. and then i have to ask you, mr. wagner, you have 1,158 vacancies in public health. and why do you have so many vacancies and do you have any general fund higher that are pending that have not been hired that are going through the hiring process now? >> thank you, supervisor fewer. so on our vacancies, you have the report from the budget and legislative analysts and this is a conversation that tends to come up each year at budget time. and so we have a number of annual salary ordinance positions and then we have a salaried budget which is less than the total of the

supervisors that will remain here, that this is something that we should dedicate or general fund dollars to and the best practitioners and the best staff and a dedicated staff that we can get to follow this initiative until we're actually seeing some really positive results and then even after that because this should not happen in san francisco. i just wanted to say that. i think you've answered my question. i just felt like i had to say it. this is my last budget year and so i wanted to make sure my colleagues on budget know and that they will follow it. and then i have to ask you, mr. wagner, you have 1,158 vacancies in public health. and why do you have so many vacancies and do you have any general fund higher that are pending that have not been hired that are going through the hiring process now? >> thank you, supervisor fewer. so on our vacancies, you have the report from the budget and legislative analysts and this is a conversation that tends to come up each year at budget time. and so we have a number of annual salary ordinance positions and then we have a salaried budget which is less than the total of the

paul fleming is the general secretary—elect of equity, a trade union for creative practitioners, and to normal until november. that is when the announcement is going to be. we are heading towards a bit of a cliff with a very inadequate parachute. how many people in the performing industry who you represent have actually found themselves with absolutely no support? what sort of percentage would you say? it's hard to say, but to put it into context, the vast majority of our members earn less than £10,000 a year on average. that would put them very often below the threshold to get a meaningful amount from the scheme. in particular if you think about underrepresented groups, parents, carers, people who come from outside the uk, perhaps they don‘t have three years of tax records, they are disproportionately likely to receive a small amount or none at all. and indeed nobody getting anything, as i say, beyond the second payment. how are they coping, notjust financially, but mentally as well with what they are having to deal with? i think we can all imagine that level of trauma for a profess

generation how inspired you are by their leadership in this moment of civil rights activism and encouraging them on their way. it really was just a very fitting tribute from one of the world's leading practitionersresistance. it just showed the gap between a man like john lewis, who lived his life serving and with selflessness to our president who couldn't be bothered to show up at the funeral. it really just illustrated the kind of leadership we desperately need and still are capable of having in this country. >> his funeral was a reminder of who we were, who we still think we are as a nation, to see the pageantry and pomp, to celebrate an american life. i called him an angel after he passed away. ju john meachum calls him an american saint. i think that is so apt. so that is a great who won the week. sadly, i think you're wrong. who won the week? >> well, just sort of dove tail off of what she just said, i think barack obama won the week for the eulogy that he gave at representative john lewis' funeral. i thought it was a wonderful way to recap a life of sacrifice. a man that gave up so much for us to have the voting rights act today. he did a great job of letting us know where go in the futur