Haryana to start sero survey to trace spread
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Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, June 17
Health Minister Anil Vij has said a sero survey will be conducted in all districts for a test named ‘Covid Kavach Elisa’ to examine the community prevalence of the virus in the state.
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Haryana is among a few selected states in the country for conducting this type of investigation.
How it works
The test will identify the antibodies being produced in the body to combat Covid
AdvertisementA blood test is conducted that will detect whether a person is Covid-infected or had any such infections before
The Health Minister said in the initial phase, the survey will be started in the National Capital Region (NCR), hotspot areas and high-risk areas. Among them, priority will be given to blood screening of doctors, nursing and paramedical staff, police and other frontline workers of Gurugram, Faridabad and NCR.
Meanwhile, Saket Kumar, Managing Director, Haryana Medical Services Corporation, said the entire cost of testing would be borne by the state government. He said the test kit had been developed by the ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Pune, and was completely indigenous. It has been used in 83 hotspot districts of the country.
During this period, more than 26,400 people of the country have been investigated, which has yielded positive results, he added.
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