Assam Covid-19 Study

Only 23.7 per cent of Assam's population - or one out of every five persons - has been exposed to coronavirus till mid-August. This is far less than what is required for the population to develop herd immunity, the first ever seroprevalence survey conducted state has shown.

A study in Assam on monitoring some 40,000 people under home quarantine has suggested high chances of coronavirus spread by both asymptomatic and symptomatic people through use of common toilet. The finding is significant. The Assam Police monitored home-quarantined people with the help of Dibrugarh-based Pratishruti Cancer and Palliative Trust, an...

Only 23.7 per cent of Assam's population - or one out of every five persons - has been exposed to coronavirus till mid-August. This is far less than what is required for the population to develop herd immunity, the first ever seroprevalence survey conducted state has shown.

A study in Assam on monitoring some 40,000 people under home quarantine has suggested high chances of coronavirus spread by both asymptomatic and symptomatic people through use of common toilet. The finding is significant. The Assam Police monitored home-quarantined people with the help of Dibrugarh-based Pratishruti Cancer and Palliative Trust, an...