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Monday, October 27, 2025
TopicSerological survey

Topic: serological survey

Indore and Delhi include children in their sero surveys. Here’s what experts think

Indore, which began its sero survey on 11 August, has decided that 33% of its sample size will be children, while in Delhi, 25% of samples in a survey conducted 1-7 August were children.

7,000 samples in 7 days — 170 health workers begin sero survey in Indore’s 85 wards

Indore sero survey's sample size includes 33% children who are within the age bracket of 1-18 yrs. MP is the fourth state to conduct sero survey after Delhi, Maharashtra and Andhra.

Modelling, testing, sero survey, vaccine — 4 lessons India learnt from 4 months of Covid

Each month since the Covid lockdown began in March has brought about a change in the priorities and focus of India’s disease control strategy.

Andhra Pradesh begins sero survey, will cover 4 districts in 6 days to collect 15,000 samples

Andhra will collect 3,750 blood samples each from Krishna, Nellore, East Godavari & Anantapur districts. Samples will be taken from frontline health workers, police, among others.

Staff at non-Covid hospitals more prone to infection than at Covid facilities, study says

The study has been conducted by Eyebetes Foundation, a charitable foundation working towards reducing diabetes-caused eye ailments, including blindness. 

Mumbai serological survey results show its slums could be reaching herd immunity for Covid

Findings of serological survey suggest that despite efforts to contain spread, Mumbai’s poorest places may have unwittingly pursued strategy of herd immunity.

Lift lockdowns, protect the vulnerable, treat Covid like a health issue and not a disaster

Serological studies have shown that 10 times more Indians have had Covid than reported, and the death rate is 0.1%. So let’s not exaggerate, say experts.

With rising cases, India far from flattening curve but low death rate a silver lining

In episode 528 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta delves into data relating to India's test positivity rate, mortality rate, flattening of curve and Delhi's serological survey findings.

Delhi’s Covid-19 infection fatality rate stands at 0.07%, show sero survey results

Large variation in infection rates found in 11 districts with Central Delhi registering the highest rate at 27.86%. 

On Camera

Hindu temples belong to deities & devotees, not the govt. Himachal Pradesh HC got it right

Just as India’s educated elite have benefited from missionary-run schools, temple donations could be channelled for the economic and educational upliftment of Hindus.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.