The symptoms appear “to be consistent with the effects of directed, pulsed radio frequency energy,” said the report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering. This “Havana syndrome” has long been the subject of intense speculation, given the nature of the symptoms, the location of the postings, and the silence of the US government. Saturday’s report marks the first time Washington has officially offered an explanation, although inconclusive. The State Department said in June 2018 that it had brought home diplomats from Guangzhou, China, over concern they were suffering similar symptoms. In addition to directed radio frequency, Saturday’s report left open “the possibility of multiple causal factors including psychological and social factors.”NBC News and the New York Times first reported the findings of the report.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 06, 2020 04:07 UTC