Tag: Sero Surveillance

Bhubaneswar: A large-scale sero-surveillance to monitor the trend of COVID-19 infection and immunological status of the community and high-risk groups began in areas under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) limits on Saturday. The sero surveillance for COVID-19 has been undertaken to know the immunological status of the community and high risk groups. The entire process is […]

Mumbai: A sero-surveillance study done in Mumbai has revealed that 57 per cent of slum population and 16 per cent of non-slum residents in three civic wards had developed antibodies, indicating many people would already be affected by COVID-19 than the official tally suggests. The sero-surveillance started on June 3 and 6,936 samples out of […]

New Delhi: Herd immunity against COVID-19 in India is likely to be achieved only in pockets given the many socio-economic groups in the country and may be short-lived rather than long-lasting, say scientists as sero-surveillance data from New Delhi and Mumbai raise hopes of community protection’ from the disease. Herd immunity occurs when a large […]

Bhubaneswar: With Bhubaneswar witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases, the authorities are all set to kick off the second sero survey in the city from tomorrow. As per official sources, five teams will collect samples simultaneously from various locations across the city. Around 1,500 samples will be randomly collected in the second round of sero-surveillance […]