Sero-Surveillance testing begins in Meerut on Friday

  • | Saturday | 5th September, 2020

The samples will be collected and sent to King George’s Medical University in Lucknow for the surveillance.

The Sero-Surveillance in the district of Meerut has started on Friday and it will go on till September 6.

Sero-survey is done by testing a blood sample of an individual to find out the prevalence of antibodies in people against Covid-19.

Health authorities say samples of 1,440 people from Meerut will be collected for the survey.

The survey will be conducted at 45 spots, including 21 rural and 24 urban areas.

Dr. Raj Kumar, Meerut chief medical officer, said, “Earlier, sero-surveillance was to be conducted in the age group of 15-59 years, but now it is being done in the age group of 6-59 years.”

The samples will be collected and sent to King George’s Medical University in Lucknow for the surveillance.


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