Health
More than half of Mumbai’s slum residents might have had Covid-19. Here’s why herd immunity could still be a long way off – CNN
Last month, researchers in one of India’s largest cities made a surprising discovery. Of the nearly 7,000 blood samples taken from people in Mumbai’s slums, 57% tested positive for coronavirus antibodies.
(CNN)Last month, researchers in one of India’s largest cities made a surprising discovery. Of the nearly 7,000 blood samples taken from people in Mumbai’s slums, 57% tested positive for coronavirus antibodies.
While some were alarmed by the results of the study conducted by the Mumbai authorities and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, others were optimistic. Mumbai’s slums, where social distancing is nearly impossible, might now have some of the highest levels of immunity in the world …
-
General20 hours agoAustralian celebrity chef Peter Russell-Clarke dies aged 89
-
Noosa News24 hours agoSouth-west Queensland highway closed after truck carrying oxygen cylinders catches fire
-
General22 hours agoBack-to-back rate cuts tipped when Reserve Bank meets
-
Noosa News21 hours agoWoman left with significant arm injuries in lion attack at Darling Downs Zoo in Queensland