Sero survey in Aurangabad dist from Aug 10

Aurangabad: The district administration has decided to conduct ‘ sero survey ’ in the district from August 10 under which it will collect samples of over 4,000 citizens residing in the Aurangabad municipal corporation limits and nearly 2,000 samples from those in rural areas.

Sero survey is a process involving the collection of blood samples from a person to determine if he/she is infected with coronavirus.

It also helps to identify if the person was infected with the contagion in the past.

District collector Uday Chaudhary said that the survey would be conducted in a transparent manner and that those chosen for the purpose would have to fill up a consent form.

Chaudhary held a meeting with the officials concerned regarding the preparations for the sero survey between August 10 and 18. He said that the survey would be conducted in the city area between August 10 and 15 while between August 16 and 18, it would be conducted in Bajajanbgar and Waluj Mahanagar areas.

According to Chaudhary, people need not panic due to the survey as it is for their betterment. He said that people should come forward and extend co-operation as the survey will be like a mere blood test. “It would be conducted randomly and samples collected would be sent to the laboratory for examination,” he said.

This study would help authorities to identify the impact of the pandemic in the district and would help devise new strategies to tackle the disease, he added.