As COVID-19 Cases Surge, Punjab Government Decides To Conduct Pan-State Sero Survey

To get the true picture of the extent of spread of COVID-19 in the State and prepare an appropriate strategy, the Punjab Government is set to conduct a sero-survey across the State in a bid to contain the situation, reports Times of India.

The sero-survey will be conducted in high-populations including comprising frontline workers, health workers, doctors, policemen, industrial workers, farmers, staff of the municipal corporations, people with compromised immunity and containment zones.

Meanwhile, it should be noted that in a sero-survey the blood samples of people are collected to ascertain the spread of the virus in a selected population. One such survey was recently conducted in four districts of Punjab and several other districts from other States.