Half of Mumbai's children have antibodies for Covid-19

Half of Mumbai's children have antibodies for Covid-19, says BMC's Sero Survey

According to the statement given by a senior official on Monday, "At least half of Mumbai under 18s have been exposed to Covid-19 and have antibodies against it, raising some hopes for levels of protection in that age group." It also said that the figures come from a Government survey in India's financial capital conducted from April to mid-June when the country was in the middle of a devastating second wave of the disease that left thousands dead.

According to Mumbai's additional Municipal Commissioner who oversaw the survey, Suresh Kakani said that "This is good news because it shows that at least half of the population below 18 is protected from Covid-19, but we will make sure that we don't let our guard down. Adding that it also said that, "An estimated 1.5 million of Mumbai's 12.8 million population are younger than 18, and none of them has been vaccinated as India has not approved any shorts for children." He also said that Mumbai will repeat the survey every three months.

Meanwhile, some experts have warned that a potential third wave could hit children and Mumbai has joined other cities in building huge pediatric wards in preparations. whereas Daily cases have been declining across the country.

According to the data given by the Health Ministry, india reported 46,148 new Covid-19 infections and 979 related that over the past 24 hours. The Country has reported a total of 30.27 million cases and 396,730 related deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.