Civic body launches sero survey
The Hindu
It has been undertaken to understand prevalence of the virus, its severity, and resistance among citizens
The city’s civic body has launched a sero survey, which will be completed in the next one week to understand the prevalence of the virus, its severity, and resistance among citizens. Based on the results of the survey, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will lay out rules and restrictions in the coming days to prevent the spread of the virus in the city. A total of 2,000 people will be surveyed under the exercise. Out of them, 30% will be under 18 years of age, 50% will be above 18 years, and 20% above 45 years. To also understand the impact of vaccines, blood samples of 1,000 vaccinated individuals and 1,000 non-vaccinated individuals will be collected, to determine the amount of antibodies present, BBMP officials said. ASHA workers and the civic body’s ANM workers have identified people to be surveyed in every ward through a door-to-door survey. While the serum sample will be tested at a laboratory for antibodies, the throat swab will be tested for RT-PCR, sources said. Primary healthcare centres will spearhead the survey. “The sero survey will help us understand infection resistance and severity. The survey will show how many people have been infected, how many have not been infected, and how many have antibodies in their bodies. It will help us tackle the virus in days ahead,” said Gaurav Gupta, Chief Commissioner, BBMP, who inaugurated the exercise in the city on Wednesday.More Related News