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SERO SURVEY ICMR

Sero survey by ICMR
SERO SURVEY ICMR A sero survey by ICMR ( Indian Council of Medical Research ) from 69 districts across 21 States in India found that an estimated 7,00,000 people could have been infected by SARS-CoV-2 in these districts even in early May. Serological or antibody tests are not as accurate as the PCR tests, but they are useful indicators of the spread of the novel coronavirus among people. Results from the survey suggest that the actual COVID-19 case count by early May could have been at least 20 times more than what was detected in India at that time. A serological survey is when blood samples of the general population are analysed and incase specific anti-bodies are detected, they are labeled as infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the past. In May, about 24,000 blood samples of adults were examined for antibodies produced specifically by SARS-CoV-2 via an ELISA test. The test has been developed and validated by the ICMR-National Institute of Virology and is said to be the most reliable so far. While the actual number of those infected was not disclosed, 0.73% of the population in these districts had evidence of past exposure to SARS-CoV-2. The adult population of these districts according to the 2011 census works out to around 96 million persons. If the results are applied to the adult population of these districts, the number of people likely to have been infected crosses 7 lakh. This number is twenty times higher than the 35,000 confirmed cases as of early May in the entire country. Testing, tracking and treatment at a higher-order across the population besides measures such as mask-wearing and practising hand hygiene, as the experience of several countries that have considerably slowed down the rise in the case count shows, is the clearest way to address the outbreak. Read Also Delimitation commission  

UNSC Non Permanent Seats

UNSC Non Permanent Seats

UNSC Non Permanent Seats UN Security Council is one of six principal organ of UN. It has the primary responsibility in maintaining international peace and security. It consists of 5 permanent and 10 non-permanent members. Election to five non-permanent seats…

Delimitation Commision

Delimitation Commision UPSC

Delimitation Commision Union government plan to carry out Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies in Northeastern states and UT of Jammu and Kashmir on the basis of the 2001 Census report. The government has constituted Delimitation Commission to be headed…

Tala Maddale

Talamaddale

Tala-Maddale The traditional art of ‘talamaddale’, a variant of Yakshagana theatre. Unlike the Yakshagana performance, in the conventional ‘talamaddale,’ the artists sit across in a place without any costumes and engage in testing their oratory skills based on the episode chosen.…

Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan for migrant labourers

Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan

Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan for migrant labourers Scheme aims to boost livelihood opportunities in rural India, especially in 116 districts in six states for migrant labourers who have returned to their native places after facing hardship due to the COVID-19 induced…

Dexamethasone for COVID-19 therapy

Dexamethasone for COVID-19 therapy

Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 therapy (RECOVERY), a clinical based trial in UK found that Dexamethasone, a steroid-based drug, is effective in reducing mortality due to severe COVID-19. In the trial, around 2,100 patients were randomly assigned to get the steroid.…

PM Cares Fund

PM Cares Fund The Supreme Court sought a response from the government to a plea that contributions made to the PM CARES fund to fight COVID-19 should be transferred entirely to the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF). ‘Prime Minister’s Citizen…

Border dispute India – Nepal

Border dispute India - Nepal

Border dispute India – Nepal Nepal parliament passed the constitutional amendment bill giving approval of recent political map published by Nepal government including the territories of Limpiyadhura,Lipu Lekh and Kalapani. These disputed territories were not originally included in the Nepal constitution…

Child Labour during pandemic period

Child Labour during pandemic period

Child Labour during pandemic period The year 2021 is set to be marked as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour. June 12 is celebrated as world day against child labour to foster world wide movement against any form of child labour.…