Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has termed the media reports on ICMR study showing around 49 percent of sero-positivity in Ahmedabad as false.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Talking to Media, AMC Medical officer of Health Dr Bhavin Solanki said ICMR has clarified that no such findings were declared officially.<br />''<br />'' AIR correspondent reports,&nbsp;</span>ICMR has clarified that a study was conducted during the lockdown with 49 percent of population from containment zones only.<br />''<br />'' It is not a representative sample in terms of the population of the city. So can't be relied upon for any conclusion.<br />''<br />'' Meanwhile, AMC recently conducted world's largest study on herd immunity which shows sero positivity in only 17.61 percent population of the city. <br />''<br />''AMC collected over 30 thousand samples from all the seven zones in the span of almost a month to study the presence of antibodies. AMC today clarified that the percentage is too low to be called as herd immunity.<br />
News On AIR | July 23, 2020 9:09 PM
AMC terms media reports on ICMR study showing around 49 % of sero-positivity in Ahmedabad as false