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In Mumbai’s slums,over half of population probably infected with coronavirus,survey says
Suresh Kakani, an official at Mumbai’s civic body, said the results of the serological survey showed that the city may be inching towards herd immunity.
Around 65% of Mumbai’s 12 million people live in the cramped, airless slums, making for easy transmission of the disease. The survey found that only 16% of those living outside the slums had been exposed to the virus, the low proportion likely the result of social distancing and lockdowns.
About 57% of slum-dwellers have tested positive for antibodies for the coronavirus, from a random sample size of 7,000 people, according to the survey jointly conducted by Mumbai’s municipality, government think tank Niti Aayog and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.
Unlock 3.0:Metro Rail,Cinema halls,swimming pools,entertainment parks,theatres,bars,auditoriums to remain shut till Aug 31
Govt choses Edelweiss Financial Services and Deloitte as LIC’s pre-IPO transaction advisors
On June 19, the central government had kickstarted the process of partial divestment of stake in LIC with the finance ministry inviting bids from consulting firms, investment bankers, and financial institutions for advising it on the proposed initial public offer (IPO), that will be largest in the country..
Covid-19 fatality rate declining progressively, total recoveries 9.88 lakh:Health Ministry
“Not only has the CFR been kept low, but successful implementation of effective containment strategy, aggressive testing and standardised clinical management protocols based on a holistic standard of care approach have in tandem resulted in a consistent trend of more than 30,000 recoveries per day for the sixth consecutive day,” the health ministry said.
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