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87 % of people in Tamil Nadu have anti-bodies against Covid-19, says sero surveyAccording to the data shared by the Health Department, the sero-prevalence which was at 32 per cent in November 2020 (first sero survey) dr...
41 pregnant women die of COVID-19 in Kerala, 149 patients end life: GovtThe findings of the state study indicated that a larger section of the population in the state have attained the resistance power against t...
Kerala’s Covid challenge is India’sIn the last three days, the state has added at least 22,000 cases every day.
65% sero positivity in Odisha enough to tide over third wave, say expertsThe latest serological survey conducted in Ganjam, Rayagada and Koraput districts revealed a sero-positivity of more than 65% among the peo...
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. ...
Mumbai sero-survey shows women have more antibodies than men to fight CovidThe survey also showed that the cases in non-slum areas were increasing.
Recurrence of COVID in March could be due to lack of antibodies in seropositive people: CSIR surveyThe CSIR conducted a sero-survey on 10,427 people comprising the staff members of its 40 laboratories, including contractual employees, and...
Sero-positivity 'lower' in smokers & vegetarians, says CSIR surveyThe survey suggested that despite COVID-19 being a respiratory disease, smoking might be acting as the first line of defence.
Covid vaccines need guidelinesPricing has been left to the vaccine makers, except for the proviso that it must be declared in advance. The price meant for sale to privat...
Sero survey shows 27% of healthcare workers in Kashmir have antibodies against COVID-19"A sero prevalence study was conducted by Government Medical College (GMC), Srinagar among healthcare providers of the Kashmir Division in ...
Delhi could be heading towards attaining 'herd immunity', indicates latest sero-surveyFor the survey, which ended a few days ago, samples of over 25,000 people from various districts across the city were collected, the offici...
Don’t try to discredit well laid out protocols: Harsh Vardhan“Disgraceful for anyone to politicise such a critical issue… Don’t try to discredit well laid-out science-backed protocols followed by appr...
Indian startup develops tech to complete COVID-19 sero-survey of 1 cr samples in a weekIndian IT startup Thalamus Irwine claims to have developed an Artificial Intelligence and IoT-based solution to complete a sero-survey with...
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...
Tamil Nadu allows shops to remain open till 10pm from Thursday; Covid cases remain under 4000Testing, however, remained lower than usual with 80,348 people tested on Wednesday, a drop from the whopping 93,844 people who were tested ...
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,...
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...
Covid-19: Government shifts focus to virus spread in citiesAs the number of Covid-19 cases continues to increase in India, the health and family welfare ministry has decided to emphasise on serologi...
Delhi's sero-prevalence study finds 23.48 per cent people affected by Covid-19The study, which was conducted from June 27 to July 10 by the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) in collaboration with the Delhi go...