Two-thirds of Indians over age of 6 have Covid antibodies: Sero surveyIndian Council of Medical Research director general Balram Bhargava termed the finding a “silver lining” in the country’s fight against the...
Lower ACE receptors help kids deal with virus better, open primary schools: ICMRAt a time when several states are reopening schools for senior classes from 9 to 12, the Centre said it would be betterto reopen primary sc...
Third wave may not have bigger impact on children: AIIMS-WHO studyConcerns have been raised in India over the probable third wave where children and young age groups were thought to get affected the most. ...
India had estimated 74 mn COVID-19 infections by August: ICMR's 2nd national sero surveyIt stated that one in nine individuals who did not report any COVID-19-related symptoms in the past had the presence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG anti...
50 per cent of Bhubaneswar population developed antibodies against COVID: RMRCHowever, the remaining 50 per cent of the state capitals 11 lakh people is still vulnerable to the infection and there should not be any co...
Assam’s sero-survey found 23.7 per cent Seroprevalence in the stateThe study found that 23.7 percent of Assam’s population have been exposed to the coronavirus before mid-August. The survey was done between...
2nd sero survey indicates drop in infections in Mumbai slumsThe 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,...
Coronavirus prevalence was up to 55% in containment zones: Sero surveyOver 5,000 individuals were surveyed from 60 containment zones of 12 hotspot cities including Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Surat, Jaipur, Jodhp...
Sero-survey conducted in August finds no antibodies in 30% of recovered COVID-19 patientsAbout 15,000 representative samples were taken in the August 1-7 survey from 11 districts and tested for antibodies (IgG) against the virus.
India had 6.4 million cases of coronavirus by early May, shows ICMR's sero survey“The low prevalence observed in most districts indicates that India is in the early phase of the epidemic and the majority of the Indian po...
Covid-19: Delhi govt's next round of sero-survey begins; to be done ward-wiseThe sample size this time will be 17,000 and the exercise will be carried out for seven days, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said.
ICMR hasn't disclosed full details of sero survey yetThe Indian Council of Medical Research has not yet disclosed the full report of a nationwide sero survey conducted three months ago, prompt...
COVID-19: Antibodies found in 29 per cent people in August sero-surveyThe sero-prevalence found in North East district was 29 per cent, South district 27 per cent, South East 33 per cent and New Delhi 24 per c...
Covid-19 has infected a large chunk of Pune’s population: Sero StudySero surveys are done to assess the spread of disease and immunity in a population and are helpful in planning health systems. Trends in th...
New sero-survey: One-fourth of samples to be taken from people in 50 and above age group"All districts are to ensure that out of total number of samples, 25 per cent are of those younger than 18 years of age, another 50 per cen...
Are we really in a bad Covid spot? You will know this weekThe findings of the sero-surveillance report, which will show how widely Covid-19 has spread amongst the general population of the country,...
Sero survey findings not shared with ICMR’s panel: DCS Reddy“The findings of the data have not been shared with the ICMR epidemiology and surveillance working group as yet,” DCS Reddy, chairman of th...