ICMR sero-survey results on spread of Covid-19 by early next week

Study to guide policymakers as India unlocks

In what can be a crucial aid to strategy making for easing the lockdown curbs across the country, the results of the serological survey conducted by the country's apex health research body is expected early next week. 

Meanwhile, the ICMR has also advised states to conduct periodical serosurveys to assess the spread of infection and also include high-risk individuals like policemen, frontline workers etc in it. 

Sero-survey means test of blood serum from a group of individuals to test sero-prevalence of something (antibodies for the novel coronavirus in this case). 

The household-level cross-sectional survey will cover 69 districts in 21 states. Sero-surveys help