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Monday, August 11, 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%. 

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Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

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