National Centre for Disease Control asks Delhi HC for more time to file sero survey report
4 years, 5 months ago

National Centre for Disease Control asks Delhi HC for more time to file sero survey report

Hindustan Times  

The National Centre for Disease Control, has filed an affidavit in the Delhi High Court seeking more time to file a report on the results and analysis of antibody testing, also called sero surveillance, stating that the “exercise has to be done methodically and is a time consuming process”. A health worker of Special Mobile Surveillance team in PPE coveralls collects a swab sample from a woman for Covid-19 rapid antigen test at Model Town in New Delhi on Wednesday. It also said that considering the importance of sero survey study, it has total 12 parameters to be studied for 21387 samples collected from 11 districts across the city which is a huge time consuming exercise. It also said that scientific study results will be mathematically assessed with international studies on the SARS Covid-2 while also adding that the interpretation of the study results would require scientific expert review before finalisation.

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India to undertake mega study of covid-19 samples to help prepare for future pandemics
2 months ago

India to undertake mega study of covid-19 samples to help prepare for future pandemics

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Department of Biotechnology plans to undertake a study of thousands of samples and clinical material collected during covid-19 to help Indian scientists understand the susceptibility of individuals and changes in metabolic activity that will be useful in fighting future pandemics. The department will give the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium, a consortium of 54 laboratories, the mandate to …

Health ministry directs states to accelerate the pace of Covid-19 testing
1 year, 9 months ago

Health ministry directs states to accelerate the pace of Covid-19 testing

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: With the spike in Covid and influenza cases across the country, the Central government has directed all the states and union territories to accelerate the pace of Covid-19 testing as a declining trend has been noticed in some states. In a joint advisory issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research and health ministry, “ln the past several …

Focus on adequate testing, surveillance: Mandaviya at Covid review meeting
2 years, 6 months ago

Focus on adequate testing, surveillance: Mandaviya at Covid review meeting

India TV News  

Highlights India again reported a rise on Wednesday with 12,249 fresh Covid infections Active caseload of the country has risen to 81,687 India's daily positivity rate was reported at 3.94 per cent Covid-19 cases in India: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandviya directed the officials to continue to focus on surveillance and whole-genome sequencing to scan for any possible virus mutation …

Delhi: Authorities step up measures amid spike in COVID-19 cases
2 years, 6 months ago

Delhi: Authorities step up measures amid spike in COVID-19 cases

Live Mint  

Deploying more people for monitoring home isolation cases, restocking medicines and aggressive contact tracing to identify affected areas, district authorities on Tuesday have ramped up measures to tackle the current spike in COVID-19 cases in Delhi. According to a government doctor posted in the west district, they have directed all public health centres in the district to increase the number …

COVID 19: High Court Asks Delhi Govt To Publish Standards Of Blood Sample Collection In Consultation With ICMR
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID 19: High Court Asks Delhi Govt To Publish Standards Of Blood Sample Collection In Consultation With ICMR

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently asked the Delhi Government to publish requisite standards as to the collection of blood sample for conducting COVID 19 related tests in consultation with Indian Council of Medical Research within a week. Justice Najmi Waziri also said that the ICMR will highlight on it's website as to how much blood sample is permitted to …

Delhi: Serological survey finds 97% people have antibodies against Covid-19
3 years, 2 months ago

Delhi: Serological survey finds 97% people have antibodies against Covid-19

India TV News  

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain has said 97 per cent of people in the national capital have developed antibodies against Covid-19. Ninety-five per cent of the vaccinated people who have a history of Covid-19 infection have developed antibodies as compared to 82 per cent unvaccinated ones. The fifth round of sero survey conducted in January had shown that 56.13 per …

Coronavirus updates | July 31, 2021
3 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus updates | July 31, 2021

The Hindu  

With a single-day rise of 41,649 new cases, India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 3,16,13,993 on July 31, while the death toll due to the viral disease shot up to 4,23,810 with 593 more people succumbing to it, the Union Health ministry said. Here are the latest updates: India Districts with over 10% COVID positivity need to consider strict curbs: Centre …

Two-third of population surveyed in 11 states have coronavirus antibodies: ICMR serosurvey
3 years, 5 months ago

Two-third of population surveyed in 11 states have coronavirus antibodies: ICMR serosurvey

India TV News  

At least two-third of the population surveyed in 11 states were found to have developed coronavirus antibodies, according to the findings of a serosurvey by the Indian Council of Medical Research done between June 14 and July 6. Madhya Pradesh leads the chart with 79 per cent seroprevalence while Kerala is at the bottom with 44.4 per cent. Seroprevalence in …

Two-thirds of Indians have antibodies, shows ICMR survey - The Hindu
3 years, 5 months ago

Two-thirds of Indians have antibodies, shows ICMR survey - The Hindu

The Hindu  

While two-thirds of the general population had SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, a third does not have antibodies, making approximately 40 crore people still vulnerable to infections, Indian Council of Medical Research Director General Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday. Presenting the results of the fourth national COVID serosurvey, Dr. Bhargava said States, districts and areas without antibodies run the risk of infection waves. …

India registers 43,733 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, fatality count rises from 553 to 930
3 years, 6 months ago

India registers 43,733 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, fatality count rises from 553 to 930

Hindustan Times  

India’s caseload of the coronavirus disease climbed to 3,06,63,665 on Wednesday, after 43,733 cases were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry’s update at 8am. The Covid-19 active cases in the country have further declined to 4,59,920 and constitute 1.52 per cent of the caseload. The recovery rate is 97.18 per cent The Covid-19 active …

EXPLAINED: Half Of Mumbai's Kids May Have Had Covid. Here's What Else Sero Surveys Can Tell Us
3 years, 6 months ago

EXPLAINED: Half Of Mumbai's Kids May Have Had Covid. Here's What Else Sero Surveys Can Tell Us

News 18  

Before the second wave surged through the country, it was serological surveys that had hinted at the propensity of the novel coronavirus to spread among the population. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, sero surveys can provide data on “the proportion of population exposed to the novel coronavirus, including asymptomatic individuals”. Importantly, sero surveys also tell us who …

India achieves milestone of conducting 40 crore COVID tests: ICMR
3 years, 6 months ago

India achieves milestone of conducting 40 crore COVID tests: ICMR

India TV News  

India has achieved the milestone of conducting 40 crore COVID-19 tests, with the average of more than 18 lakh tests per day in the month of June, the ICMR said on Saturday. ICMR has been enhancing COVID-19 testing capability across the country by expanding and diversifying testing capacity by leveraging technology and facilitating innovation in affordable diagnostic kits," the Indian …

India achieves milestone of conducting 40 crore COVID-19 tests: ICMR
3 years, 6 months ago

India achieves milestone of conducting 40 crore COVID-19 tests: ICMR

The Hindu  

India has achieved the milestone of conducting 40 crore COVID-19 tests, with the average of more than 18 lakh tests per day in the month of June, the ICMR said on Saturday, June 26, 2021. ICMR has been enhancing COVID-19 testing capability across the country by expanding and diversifying testing capacity by leveraging technology and facilitating innovation in affordable diagnostic …

ICMR to conduct next National Sero Surevy in June to assess Covid-19 spread
3 years, 6 months ago

ICMR to conduct next National Sero Surevy in June to assess Covid-19 spread

India Today  

The ICMR's fourth round of national-level sero survey to assess the intensity of the spread of COVID-19 in India will begin this month, but all states/UTs should also be encouraged to conduct them so that information from all geographies can be collected, the Centre said on Friday. But if we want to protect our geographies, we cannot depend on one …

Next national sero survey to be conducted this month to assess COVID-19 spread
3 years, 6 months ago

Next national sero survey to be conducted this month to assess COVID-19 spread

India TV News  

The ICMR's fourth round of national-level sero survey to assess the intensity of the spread of COVID-19 in India will begin this month, but all states/UTs should also be encouraged to conduct them so that information from all geographies can be collected, the Centre said on Friday. But if we want to protect our geographies, we cannot depend on one …

ICMR to Start National Sero Surveys to Assess Covid-19 Spread: Union Health Ministry
3 years, 6 months ago

ICMR to Start National Sero Surveys to Assess Covid-19 Spread: Union Health Ministry

News 18  

The ICMR will start national-level sero surveys to assess the spread of COVID-19 and all states/UTs should also be encouraged to conduct them so that information from all geographies can be collected, the Union health ministry said on Friday. The Indian Council of Medical Research will conduct national sero surveys to assess the Covid spread and states/UTs should also conduct …

GB Nagar starts sero survey, to include children this time
3 years, 7 months ago

GB Nagar starts sero survey, to include children this time

Hindustan Times  

The district health department on Friday started Gautam Budh Nagar district’s serological survey to check the prevalence of antibodies against the Sars-Cov-2 pathogen in residents that causes the coronavirus disease. At the end of each day, samples will be sent to the microbiology lab at LLRM Medical College in Meerut,” said Dr Deepak Ohri, chief medical officer, GB Nagar. Dr …

Sero Survey to be Conducted in All 75 Districts of UP, Samples To Be Collected from June 4
3 years, 7 months ago

Sero Survey to be Conducted in All 75 Districts of UP, Samples To Be Collected from June 4

News 18  

Sero survey is being started in 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh for intensive investigation of corona infection from June 4. Additional chief secretary, health Amit Mohan Prasad informed the CM that an action plan has been prepared for the survey. The sero survey was conducted in 11 districts in September last year during the first wave of Corona. The state …

UP govt to conduct Sero Survey to determine antibodies against Covid-19
3 years, 7 months ago

UP govt to conduct Sero Survey to determine antibodies against Covid-19

India Today  

In an attempt to understand the prevalence of coronavirus in the urban and remote areas of Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed to conduct a ‘Sero Survey’. According to the state government, the serological survey which will be launched from June 4 will help find the volume of immunity against the virus being developed in people in UP. …

ICMR unlikely to commission new serosurvey
3 years, 7 months ago

ICMR unlikely to commission new serosurvey

The Hindu  

The Indian Council of Medical Research is unlikely to immediately undertake a fourth national serology survey to estimate the extent of exposure to the coronavirus since January. Officials told The Hindu that though discussions were still on, undertaking such a study presented newer logistical challenges and the ongoing vaccination drive could read to erroneous inferences. The ICMR has conducted three …

ICMR Issues New Guidelines For RT-PCR Testing Amid Second Coronavirus Wave
3 years, 8 months ago

ICMR Issues New Guidelines For RT-PCR Testing Amid Second Coronavirus Wave

ABP News  

The second wave of Coronavirus is turning out to be deadly with India witnessing an unprecedented upsurge of COVID-19 cases and deaths every day. As per the ICMR Advisory, if a person has once tested Coronavirus positive during the Rapid Antigen Test or RT-PCR test, then there is no need for that individual to undergo RT-PCR test again. READ | …

Delhi's latest sero survey shows more than 50% people have antibodies against COVID-19, says Satyendar Jain
3 years, 11 months ago

Delhi's latest sero survey shows more than 50% people have antibodies against COVID-19, says Satyendar Jain

Firstpost  

The health minister also said Delhi was moving towards herd immunity, but only experts ‘will be able to give a clear picture’ New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Tuesday 56.13 percent of those covered under the latest serological survey in the city in January have developed antibodies against coronavirus. The minister also said Delhi was “moving towards …

Neutralising Antibodies Can Protect People from Same Covid Strain for 6 Months, Reveals Study
3 years, 11 months ago

Neutralising Antibodies Can Protect People from Same Covid Strain for 6 Months, Reveals Study

News 18  

Neutralizing antibodies could protect people against reinfection from the same strain of coronavirus even six months after the first infection, a first-of-its-kind longitudinal cohort study on sero-positivity by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research has revealed. Beginning in June last year, CSIR scientists collected blood samples of 10,427 adults working in 40 CSIR laboratories across 17 states and 24 cities …

Photos: India’s daily new Covid-19 cases at a six month low
4 years ago

Photos: India’s daily new Covid-19 cases at a six month low

Hindustan Times  

Photos: India’s daily new Covid-19 cases at a six month low Health ministry data on January 5 showed India recording a six month low for new cases of coronavirus disease. All passengers returning from the UK are being tracked and subjected by states to reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction tests to detect Covid-19.. 1 / 8 View Photos in a new …

Coronavirus: India’s cumulative tests cross 15-crore mark, positivity rate dips
4 years ago

Coronavirus: India’s cumulative tests cross 15-crore mark, positivity rate dips

Live Mint  

As India's coronavirus caseload rose to 97.67 lakh with 31,521 new infections being reported in a day, the country's cumulative tests for detection of Covid-19 has crossed the 15-crore mark on Thursday with one crore tests added in just 10 days. The Union Health Ministry informed today underlining comprehensive and widespread testing on a sustained basis has resulted in bringing …

Serosurvey finds 75% test positive for Covid-19 antibodies in Mumbai slums
4 years, 1 month ago

Serosurvey finds 75% test positive for Covid-19 antibodies in Mumbai slums

India Today  

In the five slums of the Cuffe Parade area, 605 patients out of 806 tested positive for Covid-19 antibodies. The survey showed that 75 per cent of the population tested positive for Covid antibodies which is one of the highest seroprevalence rates reported in the country. The study further stated that 78 per cent of the population aged between 18 …

India Had Estimated 74 Million Covid-19 Infections by August: ICMR's 2nd National Serosurvey
4 years, 1 month ago

India Had Estimated 74 Million Covid-19 Infections by August: ICMR's 2nd National Serosurvey

News 18  

Nearly seven per cent of India’s population aged ten and above was exposed to SARS-CoV-2, amounting to an estimated 74.3 million infections by August, with the seroprevalence being highest in urban slum areas followed by urban non-slum and rural areas, the findings of ICMR’s second national serosurvey stated. We found only 3 per cent of seropositive individuals reported COVID-19 symptoms …

COVID-19 in Delhi: 3.7 lakh surveyed, first time RT-PCR tests more than antigen tests
4 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 in Delhi: 3.7 lakh surveyed, first time RT-PCR tests more than antigen tests

India TV News  

For the first time, the number of RT-PCR tests in Delhi has exceeded the number of rapid antigen tests, while over 3.7 lakh people have been surveyed as part of the efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus in the national capital, the Union Home Ministry said on Sunday. Amid the spurt in coronavirus cases in Delhi, Union Home Minister …

Noida: Health teams conduct random COVID-19 tests on Metro passengers travelling from Delhi
4 years, 1 month ago

Noida: Health teams conduct random COVID-19 tests on Metro passengers travelling from Delhi

India TV News  

As part of the drive to control coronavirus cases in Gautam Buddh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, health officials from the district on Thursday conducted random antigen tests on passengers travelling from neighbouring Delhi. The random tests for coronavirus were done at the Botanical Garden and Ashok Nagar Metro stations on Thursday, the second day of such a drive in the …

Coronavirus | Serosurvey finds that 32.3% residents in Chennai have developed SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus | Serosurvey finds that 32.3% residents in Chennai have developed SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

The Hindu  

The second serological survey in the city has found that one-third of the population has been exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 infection and has developed antibodies. According to the Greater Chennai Corporation, of the 6,389 samples tested, 2,062 were positive for the presence of IgG antibodies, recording an overall positivity of 32.3%. These samples would be tested in the State Public …

Half of India's Population May Have Had Coronavirus by Next February, Estimates Govt Panel
4 years, 2 months ago

Half of India's Population May Have Had Coronavirus by Next February, Estimates Govt Panel

News 18  

At least half of India’s 1.3 billion people are likely to have been infected with the new coronavirus by next February, helping slow the spread of the disease, a member of a central government committee tasked with providing projections said on Monday. India has so far reported 7.55 million cases of the coronavirus and is second only to the United …

Coronavirus | PM Modi seeks scaling up of sero-surveys, testing
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus | PM Modi seeks scaling up of sero-surveys, testing

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a review meeting on the research and vaccine deployment ecosystem against COVID-19, including testing technologies, contact tracing, drugs and therapeutics, said a press release by the government. Interactive map of confirmed coronavirus cases in India At the meeting, calling for continued vigilance and a high state of preparedness against the pandemic, Mr. Modi …

India's Covid data: Three promising signs and one note of caution
4 years, 3 months ago

India's Covid data: Three promising signs and one note of caution

India Today  

In what seems like a case of the coronavirus slowing down in India, the country in the first week of October recorded an average of 64,000 Covid cases daily. Since September 17, the average daily new cases registered each day have been on a continuous decline, for the first time since the pandemic hit the country. The fall in cases …

Lab to be set up in India to compare covid-19 vaccines
4 years, 3 months ago

Lab to be set up in India to compare covid-19 vaccines

Live Mint  

A major non-profit health emergencies group has set up a global laboratory network to assess data from potential COVID-19 vaccines, allowing scientists and drugmakers to compare them and speed up selection of the most effective shots. Speaking to Reuters ahead of announcing the labs involved, Melanie Saville, director of vaccine R&D at the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, said the …

Some Media Portals Putting Out Fake Reports On COVID-19 Sero-Prevalence: Delhi Govt Tells Delhi HC
4 years, 3 months ago

Some Media Portals Putting Out Fake Reports On COVID-19 Sero-Prevalence: Delhi Govt Tells Delhi HC

Live Law  

The Delhi Government has told the Delhi High Court that some media portals have peddled fake reports on sero-prevalence of COVID19 in Delhi. The said statement was made before the Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad, after the court pulled up the Delhi Government for leaking the said sero-surveillance reports to the media before producing the …

ICMR's second nationwide serosurvey shows big jump in COVID-19 exposure, better testing rates in August vs May
4 years, 3 months ago

ICMR's second nationwide serosurvey shows big jump in COVID-19 exposure, better testing rates in August vs May

Firstpost  

The second survey found dramatically different seroprevalence of COVID-19 in urban slums, non-slums areas and rural areas than the first. The Indian Council of Medical Research has found in its second nationwide sero survey for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, that over seven percent of India’s adult population seems to have been exposed to the coronavirus before the end of August. This …

Coronavirus | India far from herd immunity, says Health Minister
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus | India far from herd immunity, says Health Minister

The Hindu  

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday cautioned that the Indian Council of Medical Research’s COVID-19 first sero-survey should not create a sense of complacency in people with regard to the virus. Speaking in his social media interaction Sunday Samvaad-3, Mr. Vardhan said indications from the up-coming second sero survey “are that India is far from having achieved any kind …

ICMR's second sero-survey shows India far from achieving herd immunity against COVID-19, says Harsh Vardhan
4 years, 3 months ago

ICMR's second sero-survey shows India far from achieving herd immunity against COVID-19, says Harsh Vardhan

Firstpost  

The health minister also said that the medical research body was investigating cases of coronavirus reinfection, but added that the number of such cases is negligible New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research’s second sero-survey shows that Indian population is still far from achieving herd immunity against coronavirus infection, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday while underlining …

India's Coronavirus Testing Rate Six Times Above WHO Recommendation, Govt Tells Lok Sabha
4 years, 3 months ago

India's Coronavirus Testing Rate Six Times Above WHO Recommendation, Govt Tells Lok Sabha

News 18  

India is conducting COVID-19 tests at a rate of 875 per million population per day, which is more than six times the figure recommended by the WHO, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. The World Health Organization has recommended testing of 0.14 samples per day per 1,000 population or 140 tests per day per million population, Union Minister of State …

No significant SARS-CoV-2 mutations in India, ICMR exploring COVID-19 saliva testing: Health Minister
4 years, 3 months ago

No significant SARS-CoV-2 mutations in India, ICMR exploring COVID-19 saliva testing: Health Minister

Firstpost  

The apex health research body is actively exploring the saliva test method and is expected to make a recommendation as soon as reliable options are available. The ICMR is actively exploring saliva-based test for detection of COVID-19, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday and asserted that no significant or drastic mutation in strains of SARS-CoV-2 has been found …

Coronavirus | ICMR completes second sero-survey
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus | ICMR completes second sero-survey

The Hindu  

The Indian Council of Medical Research has completed its second national sero-survey to gauge the prevalence of COVID-19. After a long delay, the ICMR finally published its results this month that suggested that nearly 6.4 million were likely infected with the virus by May. The final phase analysis of the survey is now under way and will offer a comparison …

Serosurvey Findings on Covid-19 Transmission in 10 Cities Communicated to States for Further Actions, Says ICMR
4 years, 3 months ago

Serosurvey Findings on Covid-19 Transmission in 10 Cities Communicated to States for Further Actions, Says ICMR

News 18  

New Delhi: The findings of a serosurvey in dynamic containment zones in 10 cities to assess the extent of COVID-19 transmission have been communicated to the respective states for further action, the ICMR said on Sunday and added that the second round of a countrywide serosurvey has been successfully completed. The Indian Council of Medical Research comment comes following media …

No Significant SARS-CoV-2 Mutation in India, ICMR Exploring Saliva-based Covid-19 Test: Vardhan
4 years, 3 months ago

No Significant SARS-CoV-2 Mutation in India, ICMR Exploring Saliva-based Covid-19 Test: Vardhan

News 18  

The ICMR is actively exploring saliva-based test for detection of COVID-19, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday and asserted that no significant or drastic mutation in strains of SARS-CoV-2 has been found in India till now. Replying to queries during the ‘Sunday Samvad’ platform, Vardhan further said enough oxygen is being produced in the country and the health …

Sero-survey Conducted in August Finds No Antibodies in 30 Percent of Recovered Covid-19 Patients
4 years, 3 months ago

Sero-survey Conducted in August Finds No Antibodies in 30 Percent of Recovered Covid-19 Patients

News 18  

A sero-prevalance survey conducted in the first week of August in Delhi has found that 79 of the 257 people who recovered from Covid-19 did not have antibodies against the virus. Antibodies against Covid-19 infection were found in 29.1 per cent of people in the August sero-prevalence survey in the national capital, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain had said late …

India Sees Biggest One-day Spike of Over 90k Cases, Inches Closer to No.2 Spot Among Worst-hit Nations
4 years, 4 months ago

India Sees Biggest One-day Spike of Over 90k Cases, Inches Closer to No.2 Spot Among Worst-hit Nations

News 18  

India's COVID-19 tally of cases went past 41 lakh with a record 90,632 people being infected in a day, while 31,80,865 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 77.32 per cent on Sunday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The COVID-19 case fatality rate due to the coronavirus infection has further declined to 1.72 per …

ICMR Allows 'Testing On Demand' as India Adds 10 Lakh Coronavirus Cases in 13 Days
4 years, 4 months ago

ICMR Allows 'Testing On Demand' as India Adds 10 Lakh Coronavirus Cases in 13 Days

News 18  

The Indian Council of Medical Research has issued an advisory on COVID-19 testing strategy, allowing ‘testing on demand’ for individuals but left it to states to modify the approach as per their discretion. Under the category of ‘routine surveillance in containment zones and screening at points of entry’, the advisory recommended testing of all asymptomatic high-risk individuals in containment zones. …

Why celebrating Delhi's Covid-19 'success' was premature
4 years, 4 months ago

Why celebrating Delhi's Covid-19 'success' was premature

India Today  

Over the last few days, daily coronavirus cases in Delhi have begun rising fast. Less than two weeks ago, the state health department had this to say: “The figures are not only strengthening the case for Delhi Model’s success in defeating coronavirus but also bringing relief to the residents of Delhi.” Countries around the world were praising this “model” and …

One-fifth of Chennai’s population exposed to Covid-19: Sero survey
4 years, 4 months ago

One-fifth of Chennai’s population exposed to Covid-19: Sero survey

Live Mint  

Chennai: One-fifth of the population here has been exposed to COVID, a sero survey for the transmission of the infection in Greater Chennai Corporation areas has revealed. "Overall, one-fifth of the population in Chennai was exposed to SARS-CoV-2 infection," the GCC said in its preliminary finding. "The reading is 21.5 per cent of Chennai's population reached the immunity levels by …

Latest sero-survey in Delhi begins in all municipal wards; 17,000 samples to be collected in 7 days
4 years, 4 months ago

Latest sero-survey in Delhi begins in all municipal wards; 17,000 samples to be collected in 7 days

Firstpost  

The previous surveys were done district-wise, however this month, samples are being chosen ward-wise for analysis at the “micro-level”, Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain said New Delhi: Delhi’s next round of monthly sero-prevalence survey began on Tuesday covering all 272 municipal wards to analyse the COVID-19 situation in Delhi at “micro-level”, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said. But this time, it …

Delhi: Third sero survey begins today
4 years, 4 months ago

Delhi: Third sero survey begins today

Hindustan Times  

Delhi’s third sero-survey drive is scheduled to start Tuesday. A sero survey helps the administration analyse trends and draft Covid management strategies. As per the standard operating procedure that has been shared with the officials in the Capital’s 11 revenue districts, 50% of the samples are to be collected from individuals aged between 18 and 49 years, and 25% each …

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