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Sero-surveys may be key to understanding Covid-19: BMC

Despite telling Bombay High Court that it does not anticipate a third wave, civic body says repetitive surveys at set intervals is only way to ascertain if pandemic is receding

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A health worker collects a swab sample of a passenger at Dadar station. File pic

A health worker collects a swab sample of a passenger at Dadar station. File pic

With instances of people contracting COVID-19 even after getting both vaccine doses and a bigger portion of daily cases still coming from high-rises, people have several questions about the ongoing pandemic. And, the BMC thinks the answers may come from sero-surveys. The most prominent question is if and when the third wave is coming.

While the BMC, on Monday, told the Bombay High Court that it does not apprehend a third wave in the city as the vaccination drive is going smoothly, civic officials are sceptical to announce the same in public. 

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