New Delhi: Authorities in Delhi will undertake a mammoth exercise from today to determine the spread of the coronavirus disease amid a rising number of cases in the national capital, which is one of the worst affected in the country.
The serological survey — part of the new COVID-19 response plan — is expected to help officials prepare a broad strategy to combat the pandemic.
The exercise will be jointly taken up by the Delhi government and the National Centre for Disease Control between June 27 and July 10.
“As per the directives of HM @AmitShah, discussion was done on the serological survey in Delhi, which will be carried out jointly by NCDC and Delhi Government.
“Survey will begin from June 27, training of all the concerned survey teams was completed yesterday,” a home ministry spokesperson tweeted on Friday.