UP govt to conduct Sero Survey to determine antibodies against Covid-19
3 years, 6 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. There are people who did not take RT-PCR tests and could be asymptomatic, in this situation, the sero surveys could be a significant step in the ongoing pandemic. Yogi govt targets to vaccinate 1 crore people in June With a recovery rate of around 97 percent and a positivity rate below 1 percent, the Yogi Government has taken an initiative to organise a vaccination campaign that will target one crore people of UP in June.

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In First Quantitative Sero-survey in Mumbai, 99.93% Participants Found with Covid-19 Antibodies
2 years, 8 months ago

In First Quantitative Sero-survey in Mumbai, 99.93% Participants Found with Covid-19 Antibodies

News 18  

In the first quantitative sero-survey conducted in March this year, COVID-19 antibodies were found in 3,097 out of the 3,099 health and frontline workers, who were examined, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said. Comparatively, more antibodies were found in the blood samples of the employees, who have taken the preventive or booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines as compared to the fully …

Delhi: Serological survey finds 97% people have antibodies against Covid-19
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Sero survey, new testing strategy: How Kerala is battling rising Covid-19 cases
3 years, 3 months ago

Sero survey, new testing strategy: How Kerala is battling rising Covid-19 cases

Hindustan Times  

Out of the 30,941 fresh cases of coronavirus disease and 350 deaths across the country on Tuesday, Kerala has contributed most of the infections and fatalities. Kerala to start new sero study Amid surging Covid-19 cases, the Kerala government clamped night curfew and has also decided to conduct a seroprevalence study to determine the immunity of people against the virus …

Tamil Nadu Sero survey: 66% population has COVID antibodies
3 years, 4 months ago

Tamil Nadu Sero survey: 66% population has COVID antibodies

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu Sero survey: The third cross-sectional Serosurvey conducted by the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine in July revealed that at least 62.2 percent of the state’s population has antibodies against the coronavirus. While the overall seroprevalence was 66.2 percent, the highest seropositivity was observed in Virudhunagar district at 84 per cent whereas Erode in west …

Covid-19 Antibodies Found in 66% of Tamil Nadu's Population, Indicates Serosurvey
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19 Antibodies Found in 66% of Tamil Nadu's Population, Indicates Serosurvey

News 18  

At least 66.2 per cent of Tamil Nadu’s population has developed antibodies to Covid-19, a serosurvey conducted in July on over 26,000 samples has revealed. The third Tamil Nadu Cross Sectional Serosurvey also showed that among the 26,610 samples tested, 17,624 individuals had IgG antibodies against coronavirus. While the overall seroprevalence was 66.2 per cent, the highest seropositivity was observed …

Coronavirus | Kerala has the lowest seroprevalance among 21 States, M.P. has the highest: ICMR study
3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus | Kerala has the lowest seroprevalance among 21 States, M.P. has the highest: ICMR study

The Hindu  

Madhya Pradesh has the highest seroprevalance, or the presence of antibodies to the novel coronavirus, and Kerala the lowest among 21 States studied, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research’s fourth national serology survey. This also suggests that States that may have managed the infection better in the first and second wave, and protecting a large fraction from infection, …

Two-third of population surveyed in 11 states have coronavirus antibodies: ICMR serosurvey
3 years, 4 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. …

EXPLAINED: Half Of Mumbai's Kids May Have Had Covid. Here's What Else Sero Surveys Can Tell Us
3 years, 5 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 …

PGIMER Chandigarh to Conduct Covid-19 Sero Survey of Children Below 18 Years
3 years, 6 months ago

PGIMER Chandigarh to Conduct Covid-19 Sero Survey of Children Below 18 Years

News 18  

A sero survey of people below 18 years of age will be conducted in Chandigarh to determine the number of children infected by COVID-19, PGIMER director Jagat Ram said on Saturday. The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research has decided to take a sample size of 2,500 Chandigarh-based people below 18 years of age for the survey,” he …

'How Far Are We From Herd Immunity?' What All India's 4th Serosurvey Might Reveal
3 years, 6 months ago

'How Far Are We From Herd Immunity?' What All India's 4th Serosurvey Might Reveal

News 18  

During a press briefing on Friday, Dr VK Paul, Member of Niti Ayog, said that the Indian Council of Medical Research is planning to conduct the country’s fourth national serosurvey this month. It will also tell us which party of the country has less positivity, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology advisor Dr Rakesh Mishra told ANI today. Seroprevalence was …

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, 6 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, 6 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 …

Explained | Why are serology surveys important?
3 years, 6 months ago

Explained | Why are serology surveys important?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Since the pandemic began in 2020, the Indian Council of Medical Research conducted three countrywide serosurveys to measure the spread of infection due to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Serology surveys take blood samples from participants and measure antibodies to check past exposure to the virus. Serology surveys are thus a crude measure of what proportion of a …

ICMR unlikely to commission new serosurvey
3 years, 6 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 …

More COVID-19 antibodies in women, seropositivity rising in non-slum areas, shows BMC serosurvey
3 years, 8 months ago

More COVID-19 antibodies in women, seropositivity rising in non-slum areas, shows BMC serosurvey

Firstpost  

Blood samples taken from private laboratories in non-slum areas showed sero-positivity of 28.5 percent in the current survey, whereas the figures in July and August last year were 16 percent and 18 percent, respectively Mumbai: A serosurvey by Mumbai’s civic body has found that women have more antibodies than men to fight the coronavirus. “In the serosurvey, 41.61 percent sero-positivity …

45% people have antibodies, 55% vulnerable in Jharkhand: Sero survey
3 years, 8 months ago

45% people have antibodies, 55% vulnerable in Jharkhand: Sero survey

Hindustan Times  

A sero survey conducted in Jharkhand’s 10 districts has revealed that 45% of the over three crore population in the state has already been infected with Sars-Cov-2 virus that causes Covid-19 and developed antibodies. Jharkhand had conducted the sero survey between February 4-26 in 10 districts namely Bokaro, Dhanbad, Dumka, East Singhbhum, Garhwa, Hazaribag, Khunti, Palamu, Ranchi and West Singhbhum. …

Delhi's latest sero survey shows more than 50% people have antibodies against COVID-19, says Satyendar Jain
3 years, 10 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 …

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

Serosurveys underestimate building of herd immunity
4 years, 1 month ago

Serosurveys underestimate building of herd immunity

The Hindu  

The theory behind population-based serological surveys to detect the prevalence of antibodies against COVID-19 is robust. Recent publications in The Journal of the American Medical Association and The New England Journal of Medicine say that in people with asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic infections, these antibody levels decline over time, reaching 50% of the initial levels by about 36 days and …

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 …

Serosurveys point to inadequacies in India’s COVID-19 testing strategy
4 years, 2 months ago

Serosurveys point to inadequacies in India’s COVID-19 testing strategy

Firstpost  

Over the past few months, a series of serosurveys for detecting the spread of COVID-19 have been carried out in India. The findings from these surveys points to a huge disparity in the expected number of COVID-19 cases, based on the seroprevalence, and the official number of cases reported from RT-PCR/rapid testing across the country. Testing capacity needs to be …

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 …

7.6% Exposed to Coronavirus in Chandigarh, Finds Sero Survey by PGIMER
4 years, 2 months ago

7.6% Exposed to Coronavirus in Chandigarh, Finds Sero Survey by PGIMER

News 18  

The preliminary data of the sero survey conducted by the PGIMER to detect the prevalence of Covid-19 in Chandigarh has shown that 7.6 per cent of the tested samples had antibodies against the virus, it was announced on Saturday. PGIMER Director Jagat Ram said, “We are at a very preliminary stage of the study which is aimed at identifying the …

Second Sero Survey Indicates 12 Percent Drop in Covid-19 Infections in Mumbai Slums, Says BMC
4 years, 2 months ago

Second Sero Survey Indicates 12 Percent Drop in Covid-19 Infections in Mumbai Slums, Says BMC

News 18  

The presence of COVID-19 antibodies in samples from slums in the city was found to have decreased by 12 per cent in the second sero survey, the Mumbai civic body has said. It indicates that the infection spread in slums in the city may have come down, said the Brihanmumbai municipal corporation in a release here on Thursday night. The …

Second sero survey indicates reduction in infections in Mumbai slums: BMC
4 years, 2 months ago

Second sero survey indicates reduction in infections in Mumbai slums: BMC

Live Mint  

The presence of COVID-19 antibodies in samples from slums in the city was found to have decreased by 12 per cent in the second sero survey, the Mumbai civic body said on Thursday. The latest survey dislosed that "sero-prevalence" of COVID-19 infection in slums is 45 per cent, compared to 57 per cent in the first sero-survey in the city, …

ICMR's second nationwide serosurvey shows big jump in COVID-19 exposure, better testing rates in August vs May
4 years, 2 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, 2 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, 2 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 …

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 …

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 …

Coronavirus Community Transmission in Metros May Have Happened in May: Scientist Part of National Task Force
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus Community Transmission in Metros May Have Happened in May: Scientist Part of National Task Force

News 18  

Even as the government continues to remain coy on community transmission of coronavirus in the country, Professor Giridhar Babu, an epidemiologist who is also member of the National Task Force Research group, has said that community transmission may have taken place in containment zones of metros as early as May. “The unweighted prevalence of IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 was 0.47 …

COVID-19: Antibodies found in 8% people in Haryana
4 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19: Antibodies found in 8% people in Haryana

Live Mint  

Antibodies against the COVID-19 infection were found in 8% of people in the sero-prevalence survey done in Haryana last month and those living in urban areas and NCR districts were found more affected, Health Minister Anil Vij said on Friday. The sero-positivity observed that in urban areas the rate is 9.59% and in rural areas it is 6.9%, said Vij …

Coronavirus | Sero-survey suggests 23.24% people in Ahmedabad have COVID-19 anti-bodies
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus | Sero-survey suggests 23.24% people in Ahmedabad have COVID-19 anti-bodies

The Hindu  

A new sero-survey conducted by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation showed that 23.24% of samples had antibodies against coronavirus, indicating that the city has not developed a herd immunity, an official said on Wednesday. Bhavin Solanki, Medical Officer, AMC, said 23.24% of 10,000 samples showed presence of antibodies, which was an increase of 5.6 percentage points over the sero-survey in July, …

One-fifth of Chennai’s population exposed to Covid-19: Sero survey
4 years, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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 …

Coronavirus | Indore sero survey finds antibodies in 8% people
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus | Indore sero survey finds antibodies in 8% people

The Hindu  

The seroprevalence of 7.75% in Indore indicates more than 2 lakh individuals have had SARS-CoV-2 infection in the recent past — at least 15 days prior to sample collection, said the city’s first such survey. The community-based cross-sectional study, conducted from August 11 to 23 on 7,103 individuals residing since March 1 in Indore, the largest city of Madhya Pradesh …

Indore sero survey: Antibodies found in nearly 8% people
4 years, 3 months ago

Indore sero survey: Antibodies found in nearly 8% people

India Today  

Of the total number of people tested in Indore under the sero survey earlier this month, 7.72 per cent were found to have developed antibodies to Covid-19, an official said. "Blood samples of 7,103 people aged above one year were taken under the survey that was carried out from August 11 to 23 with the help of the National Centre …

5 things that sero-surveys can tell us about true spread of Covid
4 years, 3 months ago

5 things that sero-surveys can tell us about true spread of Covid

India Today  

Since the Indian Council for Medical Research began to recommend sero-surveys to test for the presence of SARS-CoV2 antibodies in the population, these surveys have sprung up across the country. The pandemic could be spreading faster than previously thought in India Subsequent surveys conducted further into the pandemic’s progress have shown much higher sero-prevalence, potentially indicating that the disease is …

UP Conducts 2 Sero Surveys to Map Prevalence of Covid-19 in Rural & Urban Areas, Results to be Out Next Month
4 years, 4 months ago

UP Conducts 2 Sero Surveys to Map Prevalence of Covid-19 in Rural & Urban Areas, Results to be Out Next Month

News 18  

Two ongoing sero surveys in Uttar Pradesh, conducted by the state's Health and Family Welfare Department and Indian Council Medical Research in the urban and rural pockets of the state, are expected to give a glimpse of the prevalence of Covid-19 infection during the unlock phase. Addressing a media briefing on Friday, Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Amit …

Covid-19: What you need to know today
4 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19: What you need to know today

Hindustan Times  

Delhi’s second sero survey has shown that 29.1% of the roughly 15,000 people surveyed across the Capital’s 11 districts have been exposed to the Sars-CoV-2 virus that causes the coronavirus disease – and are, therefore, immune. As HT’s Binayak Dasgupta put it in an article summarising the key findings of several immunity-related studies, and their importance: “…a person once infected …

Why Delhi sero survey findings do not mean you’re safe
4 years, 4 months ago

Why Delhi sero survey findings do not mean you’re safe

Hindustan Times  

Close to 1.2 million people more may have silently contracted the Sars-Cov2 virus between July and August, if the results from Delhi’s second round of antibody surveys are extrapolated. Follow latest updates on coronavirus here Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain said the findings indicate the city was inching towards the herd immunity threshold, but cautioned that a resurgence of the …

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