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COPENHAGEN: A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official on Thursday (Feb 25) urged national authorities to make a priority of understanding the long-term consequences of coronavirus infections as some people show worrying symptoms months later. "It's a clear priority for WHO, and of the utmost importance. It should be for every health authority," Hans Kluge, regional director for WHO Europe, told a press conference. While some studies are beginning to shed light on the illness, it is still unclear why some patients with COVID-19 continue to show symptoms for months, including tiredness, brain fog, and cardiac and neurological disorders. "The burden is real and it is significant. About one in 10 COVID-19 sufferers remain unwell after 12 weeks, and many for much longer," Kluge said. READ: Don't let Long COVID 'fall through the cracks', WHO warns READ: Commentary: Many suffer from 'long COVID’ even after leaving the hospital Noting that reports of long-term … [Read more...] about Understanding long-term COVID-19 consequences should be ‘clear priority’ for authorities: WHO

WUHAN: A member of the World Health Organization-led team visiting the central Chinese city of Wuhan said he has been surprised by the complexity of getting to the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and that years of research lay ahead. Dominic Dwyer, a microbiologist and infectious diseases expert, said the team in Wuhan had received the access it requested from Chinese authorities as it tries to understand the early days of the coronavirus outbreak first identified in Wuhan. "Everybody knows how it really exploded out of Huanan market in Wuhan, but the key is what was happening around that time and before," Dwyer said. READ: WHO experts in Wuhan discussed COVID-19 lab theory with Chinese scientists, says team leader The origin of the coronavirus has become highly politicised following accusations that China was not transparent in its early handling of the outbreak. Beijing has pushed the idea that the virus could have originated elsewhere. Dwyer, an Australian specialist … [Read more...] about Understanding COVID-19 origins will take years, says WHO team member

Had 2021 been a leap year, February 29th would have marked the 117th birth anniversary of Rukmini Devi Arundale. In the discourse around dance, its history and current understanding, her name constantly resurfaces. Rukmini Devi Arundale is not a forgotten figure in history. And nor should she be. But given the nature of these discourses, I wonder if Rukmini Devi is adequately understood and remembered. Many practitioners, scholars and admirers have recently appealed for Rukmini Devi’s legacy to be left alone — saying that she does not need to be feted or critiqued further. While no public figure can escape scrutiny, I wholly sympathise with the frustration of those who knew and understood her. The constant references, both positive and negative, made to Rukmini Devi in the midst of discussions lack nuance, complexity and empathy. However, I don’t agree that it is time to stop talking about Rukmini Devi. It is possibly more crucial now than ever before to talk about her. And to do … [Read more...] about Understanding Rukmini Devi

With a surge in the number of long Covid cases and the implication of the ever-expanding list of lingering symptoms on people, health organizations in and around the world have raised a lot of concern. Just recently, U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH) had announced their initiative to study the long term effects of Covid-19 and claimed to develop possible treatments for the same. Similarly, on Thursday, the European branch of the World Health Organization (WHO) raised similar concerns and urged various health authorities to study and understand the long-term consequences of Covid-19. In a press conference, Hans Kluge, Regional Director for WHO Europe, said, "The sufferers of post-Covid conditions need to be heard if we are to understand the long-term consequences and recovery from Covid-19. It's a clear priority for WHO, and of the utmost importance. It should be for every health authority." "The burden is real and it is significant. About one in 10 Covid-19 … [Read more...] about WHO urges health authorities to understand the long-term consequences of Covid-19

SINGAPORE: With the haze affecting many aspects of life in the region from tourism to work and school , CNA spoke to Dr Khairunnisa Yahya, a senior scientific officer at the National Environment Agency 's (NEA) pollution control department, to find out how the haze is measured and what the various readings mean. WHAT IS THE 24-HOUR PSI? The 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) is computed based on six air pollutants - PM2.5, PM10, ozone, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide. It was developed as an indicator of Singapore's daily air quality and is the reading that NEA's daily health advisories are based on. PSI readings can fall within each of five ranges - Good (0 to 50), Moderate (51 to 100), Unhealthy (101 to 200), Very Unhealthy (201 to 300) and Hazardous (Above 300). WHAT IS THE ONE-HOUR PM2.5? It is the hourly average of the PM2.5 pollutant levels. PM2.5 is fine particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometres or shorter. … [Read more...] about Understand the haze: What do Singapore’s air quality readings mean and how do they differ from others?

CLAREMONT, California: Concern has been expressed in recent weeks that the incoming Joe Biden administration will be pressured to take a tough stand against China given the bipartisan, national consensus that China has become a US adversary. This competitive dynamic between both countries has roots in concerns over maritime disputes, human rights, political ideology and trade practices, but has also included other dimensions – military rivalry, as well as concerns over the Belt and Road and 5G technologies. While US President Donald Trump has highlighted many of these concerns in his administration, some of these points of contention are decades in the making and are not new. LISTEN: US election: A bitter fight for the soul of the world's most powerful nation READ: Commentary: We may be in the early stages of a new Cold War States around the globe – Asia-Pacific nations in particular - fear this will feed an unhealthy, zero-sum competition in which they will be forced … [Read more...] about Commentary: It’s engagement not containment of China that Joe Biden will focus on

'The Constitution, which talks about democracy and equality, is something that will be applied in this country, and not Manusmriti in which the RSS believes.' IMAGE: Dalits protest during the Maharashtra bandh on Wednesday, January 3, in Dharavi, Mumbai. Photograph: Sahil Salvi As violence in Pune spread to other parts of Maharashtra on Tuesday, January 2, the Pune police said it had received a complaint against Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani and student leader Umar Khalid for 'provocative' speeches at an event in Pune on December 31. Mevani and Khalid had attended the Elgar Parishad, an event organised to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the battle of Bhima Koregaon, at Shaniwar Wada in Pune. Khalid, who left Pune a day before violence broke out, spoke to Rediff.com 's Syed Firdaus Ashraf about Dalit politics in India. Tell us about the meeting you attended in Pune on December 31. The meeting was about the celebration of the battle of Bhima Koregaon in … [Read more...] about ‘BJP hasn’t given up its Brahminical vision for India’

IMAGE: Dalits enforce the closure of markets during a protest in Ahmedabad July 20 against the assault by cow protectors in Rajkot. Photograph: PTI 'Only the smoke is coming out now. Let us prevent the lava from coming out by taking proper measures.' T hough P S Krishnan , 84, retired after three decades of service as an IAS officer in 1990, as the secretary to the Government of India, he continues his work for the socially deprived classes in India. Krishnan, below, left , has been on numerous government committees after retirement, and is currently the advisor to the government of Telangana on backward classes, and the government of Andhra Pradesh on identification of and reservation for socially and educationally backward classes among Muslims. He is also a member of the National Monitoring Committee for Education of SCs, STs and Persons with Disabilities, and a member of the Central Monitoring Committee of the National Mission for Empowering Women. One of the … [Read more...] about ‘You are sitting on a volcano of Dalit anger’

'RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat was on the Hindu extremists' hit-list. In June 2008, this information was made public. Prior to that, you should hear Bhagwat's speeches and listen to his 'liberal' statements.' 'After he was informed that he was on their hit-list, he became a hardliner. He was not like that before.' Maharashtra MLA Kapil Patil tells Neeta Kolhatkar about his fight against Hindu extremist groups whom he accuses of being behind the murders of activists Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare. L ok Bharti Party legislator Kapil Patil made waves in the 1990s when he launched a Marathi tabloid Aaj Dinank in which he tackled issues boldly. Since entering politics, Patil, below, left , has focused on lending a voice to the 'Bahujan' community and the minorities and the issues that affect them. Through his network as a social activist, he keeps his ear to the ground. Patil recently accused extremist Hindu groups -- who he says subscribe to the 'Nathurami' (after … [Read more...] about When Mohan Bhagwat became a hardliner

'It is not happening in the same manner as it was happening during the time of the Peshwas.' Image only published for representational purposes. Bhima-Koregaon near Pune witnessed tension and violence this year when Dalits, like they have done for many years now, congregated at the site of the battle between the East India Company and the Peshwa's forces exactly 200 years ago. Aiding the British in the battle of Bhima-Koregaon were the Mahars, a Dalit community who claim the victory against the Peshwa empire as their own and commemorate it every year. This year, events took on an added edge with Jignesh Mevani , the newly elected Dalit MLA from Gujarat, visiting the site, incorporating a Jay Stambh or victory memorial, to pay tribute. Violence broke between those marking the victory over the Peshwas and those protesting the commemoration, in which one person was killed. The Battle of Koregaon on January 1, 1818 marked the last confrontation between the … [Read more...] about ‘There is a Brahminical resurgence’