NEW DELHI: The sero prevalence in the containment zones ranged from 2.97%-55.17%, sources told ET. The findings are a part of the survey conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Council (ICMR) in the hot spots. The ICMR has ‘conveniently suppressed’ the crucial data from being published, prompting some experts to question the medical ethics … Read more
The study was conducted after samples from 12,045 people across 51 wards were collected and tested for Coronavirus antibodies. A recent sero survey conducted in Tamil Nadu’s Chennai showed one-fifth population of the city had been exposed to the novel Coronavirus. The sero survey was conducted by the National Institute of Epidemiology and checked the … Read more
New Delhi: The national capital’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. The sample size this time will be 17,000 and the exercise will be carried out for seven days, he told reporters. The … Read more
Experts say children could be contracting the infection from the adults in their family and domestic helps. Minors aged between 5 and 17 are most exposed to the novel coronavirus in Delhi, according to a serological survey conducted in the city this month. Conducted between August 1 and August 7, the survey, second in the city, … Read more
In the case of Mumbai, last month’s sero survey suggested a third of the city’s population was Covid-positive as compared to a case infection rate of just 23.4% based on the daily tests done A little over 29% of the capital’s population — or 60 lakh persons — has been, at one point or another, … Read more
(This story originally appeared in on Jul 25, 2020) NEW DELHI: Delhi government and National Centre for Disease Control have planned to conduct a sample survey among people who recently underwent the serological survey in the capital. The step is being taken to find out the prevalence of Covid-19 antibodies and its sustainability in people … Read more