Corona crisis you can find more Information Online f. T. W. Dot com and on t. W. Social media channels. The coronavirus may feel like its everywhere but your chances of surviving it depend on where you wire in many cases. Indigenous people remote communities theyre especially vulnerable if the virus arrives there. Sometimes theyre just so far away from the Health System its difficult to get sanitizing supplies to them to prevent sickness and no hospitals around if they do get sick. Fear of the corona. Has caused many to seek even more distance pushing deeper into jungles and forests. Further away from the buyers but also further away from help. Ive been physical and in todays covered 900 special what the coronavirus means for People Living in isolated parts of the world my sister in law for example she says she feels safe being so far away from it all but what about indigenous communities theyre under strict low down and extremely susceptible to disease same case in the amazon the virus not only poses a threat to its inhabitants but also to the rainforest itself brazils Indigenous Peoples are afraid this tribe and minister ice stace is worried that the corona virus could soon spread to them. That we are asking for help because we Indigenous Peoples are neglected by the state we are afraid that we will starve because nobody knows how long the corona crisis will last. Or what a lot of us. Theres hardly any intact rain forests left to flee to so this tribe is forced to tough it out its a very different story further north in the amazon basin here many native communities are taking control of their own destiny by shutting off their reservations and putting up barriers against intruders and against the virus experts believe the virus poses more of a threat to Indigenous People than other communities. Because some we do myself we know that Indigenous People get sick faster. Develop more severe symptoms. And are much more likely to die from it or hes gone why are you more to. Their immune systems are more susceptible to viruses of all kinds. This is why some of the tribes have even withdrawn into the jungle just like the are wa seen here in pictures from before the coronavirus. Live far from the nearest settlement they hunt monkeys and live on berries from masai palm trees. They live as they did over 30 years ago when they were completely isolated. Criminals are taking advantage of the retreat of the Indigenous People to destroy parts of the rain forest authorities report a 50 percent increase in deforestation is the process that youve. Been veterans are lumberjacks gold miners and illegal hunters they bring diseases with them the brazilian states must now drive all illegal intruders out of there. In the capital of amazonas state man as hospitals are already reaching capacity and already there are coronavirus related deaths among Indigenous People in 29000 a dam owned by a Mining Company collapsed killing hundreds it was a disaster for the Indigenous People in minister rice mining waste poison the rivers and now theres the danger of coronavirus the real bought up by before a river is almost dead because a criminal act by a Mining Company caused a disaster because of this we can no longer grow anything not. Multiple dangers for a community with little to no protection. Or returning to our report on the coronavirus and indigenous communities in the amazon. He joins us from rio de janeiro. Is that the best for Indigenous People of the amazon to fully cut themselves off like so many of us have but in this case were treating them further into remoteness to avoid getting ill. Yes its definitely the best way for them to protect and to isolate themselves deep into the jungle the Indigenous People him brazil they have a week immune system than the normal brazilians and they have less antibodies and if we look into history into the seventys there was a mass extinction of indigenous tribes in brazil due to flus and influence us. Brought by illegal loggers and miners in these times it was the era of the military their military dictatorship who constructed the generals constructed roads highways and brought infrastructure to this region and the Indigenous People did not so far forget this mass extinction what about bringing Health Services to these communities though if they do push further into the jungle the Health Service is really poor for them they have a long ways to go to cross rivers sometimes several days trip to the next health station which is maybe not. Having the right tests for corona there are cases from. In brazil who who tried to get a test for corona for cope with 1000 that didnt succeed they had to travel 3 days in one direction 3 days back and then finally as we hear more than 20 Indigenous People already died. Now to the questions youve been sending us about the coronavirus being so many outside said it tears how they left his home office for derek but i know the feeling i was talking 5 weeks straight here or there a census. How does covert 1000 kill is that the virus itself our patients i mean response. The virus attacks and kills cells obviously as its replicating itself but in the course of this disease it often appears that your body is its own worst enemy when you are infected with coded 19 it triggers an immune response in your body that manifests a symptoms like fever or diarrhea theyre meant to contain sars cove to try to stop it from making more of itself while while these killer cells in your immune system sort of sweep the virus up and then about 4 out of 5 patients who have symptoms everything works as it should but in about one out of 5 the new corona virus is able to attack lung cells that produce substances that are critical to getting air into and out of your lungs now when that happens the immune system can go into overdrive its invading and destroying the lund his shoe in an effort to keep the infection under control as the damage in the lungs mounts up pneumonia isnt far behind one particularly dangerous complication is whats known as a cytokine storm which can quickly proof fatal. What is a cytokine storm and why is it dangerous. Cytokines are signaling molecules released by immune cells that cause inflammation now inflammation is actually part of the bodys immune response to something. The invasion of a pathogen the problem is when the checks and balances in the immune system dont work correctly and the immune cells continue to churn out cytokines kind of on mass even when theyre no longer needed the inflammation reaction spirals out of control and the vast numbers of cytokines begin attacking the bodys tissues thats thats aside a kind storm in 19 patients whove had severe cases its often whats causing death. Over the top reaction of the immune system can cause much more damage to organs like the longs than the virus itself in younger patients in particular doctors now believe it might even be the primary cause of mortality now there are drugs out there for toning down the immune system response that could be effective at preventing an impending cytokine storm in a patient but of course its a tricky thing to try to rein in a patients immune system in the midst of an active infection with the virus. His own therapy effective against covert 19. Ozone is an unstable boleh killer form of oxygen its a gas that naturally occurs in the atmosphere where it absorbs a lot of the harmful ultraviolet radiation emitted by the sun that would otherwise strike our planet now the gas is a very powerful oxidizing agent which means basically that in chemical terms its pretty dangerous stuff now ive never heard of a therapy before alternative or otherwise that used it though i did know that ozone is used as a disinfectant for example to kill microbes in Swimming Pool water a quick search however uncovered guidelines from the u. S. Food and Drug Administration that are pretty clear about it not being a good idea to try to use it for medical purposes in fact high levels of ozone can damage the lungs severely so i would steer well clear of any therapies that claim to use it. Well that was our 1000 special from all go to our web site e w dot com weve got a dedicated section on the pandemic and its in 30 languages finally a quick look at some of the only 15 nations that are yet to record a case of the current virus in asia talking about north korea made a stand the chicken stand which show maintained they havent registered a single case of code 19 but International Observers have cost down from some of those plants in africa and the. Color rose say they too have been spared from the pandemic sofa lets hope it stays that way and in oceania about 10 island nations have recorded 0 cases thanks in pots to their geographic isolation which is exactly what our show has been about today the pros and cons. Living in remote parts about it ive been for so long in berlin thanks for joining us. 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