3-phase study to diagnose coronavirus community spread
Coimbatore: A three phase study has been conducted on behalf of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to find out whether the coronavirus has become a community spread in Coimbatore.
Across the country ICMR is collecting and testing blood samples from the public to determine if coronavirus is becoming more widespread. In Tamil Nadu, the study was conducted in Coimbatore, Tiruvannamalai and Chennai districts. The first study took place in May. Blood samples were collected from 40 persons each at 10 places including Mettupalayam and Annur in Coimbatore.
Of these, 2.5% were found to have developed antibodies in their body. This was followed by a second phase study in the same area last September in which 7.5 per cent were found to have developed antibodies. According to health officials, a study by ICMR has so far found that a maximum of 22.5% of people in Coimbatore have developed immunity.
The officials said that in the current study it is likely to increase it by more than 25 percent. They also said that blood samples were being collected from 400 people in the same areas where they had already been taken, in addition to 100 health workers, which will include samples from doctors, nurses and paramedics working in government primary health centers and hospitals.
Across the country ICMR is collecting and testing blood samples from the public to determine if coronavirus is becoming more widespread. In Tamil Nadu, the study was conducted in Coimbatore, Tiruvannamalai and Chennai districts. The first study took place in May. Blood samples were collected from 40 persons each at 10 places including Mettupalayam and Annur in Coimbatore.
Of these, 2.5% were found to have developed antibodies in their body. This was followed by a second phase study in the same area last September in which 7.5 per cent were found to have developed antibodies. According to health officials, a study by ICMR has so far found that a maximum of 22.5% of people in Coimbatore have developed immunity.
The officials said that in the current study it is likely to increase it by more than 25 percent. They also said that blood samples were being collected from 400 people in the same areas where they had already been taken, in addition to 100 health workers, which will include samples from doctors, nurses and paramedics working in government primary health centers and hospitals.