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Useful news for all to advance knowledge of the world and how it works

Don’t search in vain — Raffaello Palandri’s Blog

When we cannot understand who we really are, what we really want, and our purpose, we start looking for them in vain elsewhere.

Don’t search in vain — Raffaello Palandri’s Blog

Global surveillance, research, and collaboration needed to improve understanding and management of long COVID – The Lancet

The scale of chronic ill health and disability after COVID-19 has been described as the next big global health challenge.1 Prevalence estimates of a post-COVID-19 condition, long COVID, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 vary according to definition, methodology, and population. A recent systematic review reported persistent symptoms at 3–6 months in a median of 57% (range 13–92) of hospitalised patients (six studies) and 26% (2–62) of non-hospitalised patients (ten studies).2 This study and other reviews identified few studies from low-income settings,3 but with more than 245 million SARS-CoV-2 infections reported globally,4 millions of people are likely to already be experiencing long-term illness.

Source: Global surveillance, research, and collaboration needed to improve understanding and management of long COVID – The Lancet

How an outbreak became a pandemic: a chronological analysis of crucial junctures and international obligations in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic – The Lancet

Understanding the spread of SARS-CoV-2, how and when evidence emerged, and the timing of local, national, regional, and global responses is essential to establish how an outbreak became a pandemic and to prepare for future health threats. With that aim, the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response has developed a chronology of events, actions, and recommendations, from December, 2019, when the first cases of COVID-19 were identified in China, to the end of March, 2020, by which time the outbreak had spread extensively worldwide and had been characterised as a pandemic.

Source: How an outbreak became a pandemic: a chronological analysis of crucial junctures and international obligations in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic – The Lancet

De nombreux acheteurs d’or établis dans les pays riches ; La Suisse, le Canada, et le Royaume-Uni ont acheté 72 % des exportations d’or du Brésil et contribuent à la violence, la déforestation, la pollution et la contamination mortelle au mercure associées à l’extraction illégale d’or ! – Si vous achetez ou portez de l’or, cela pourrait aussi être lié à vous ! — Barbara Crane Navarro

Maison communale Yanomami « Mes ancêtres sont morts de la même chose à laquelle je fais face maintenant ; l’exploitation illégale de l’or et les épidémies propagées par les mineurs. Les mineurs d’or apportent Covid-19 xawara et violence. » Dario Kopenawa Yanomami Déforestation et contamination par les orpailleurs en territoire autochtone Début novembre 2021, Dario Kopenawa Yanomami […]

De nombreux acheteurs d’or établis dans les pays riches ; La Suisse, le Canada, et le Royaume-Uni ont acheté 72 % des exportations d’or du Brésil et contribuent à la violence, la déforestation, la pollution et la contamination mortelle au mercure associées à l’extraction illégale d’or ! – Si vous achetez ou portez de l’or, cela pourrait aussi être lié à vous ! — Barbara Crane Navarro

World Governments must recognise role of environmental human rights defenders in resisting climate change – Beyond COP26— Western Globe News — Barbara Crane Navarro

© Amnesty International / Richard Burton Environmental activists often silenced by governments across the world Open letter to COP26 President calling for the UK Government to lead recognition and protection of environmental human rights defenders ‘The UK’s voice has power. It’s time to use it and to be a world leader at COP26 by committing […] […]

World Governments must recognise role of environmental human rights defenders in resisting climate change – Beyond COP26— Western Globe News — Barbara Crane Navarro