Telangana govt, ICMR to start state-wide Covid-19 survey to assess extent of community spread

The Telangana govt-ICMR survey will begin on January 4, Tuesday, and will cover 16,000 people from 10 random villages in each of the 33 districts of the state.

The Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN) and the Telangana government will initiate a state-wide SARS COV-2 survey from Tuesday, January 4.

The survey will be conducted among the general population and healthcare workers, in all districts of Telangana. The survey aims to assess the extent of community spread of the infection in the state.