New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- The third sero-survey drive in the national capital is scheduled to begin from September 1, the results for which will be announced by the government by September 21, said a senior government official, adding further, that the samples will be collected from around 17,000 individuals between September 1 and 5.

According to the standard operating procedure (SOP) that has been shared with the officials in the Capital's 11 revenue districts, half of the samples will be collected from individuals aged between 18 and 49 years while 25 per cent each from the age groups that represent minors and people aged 50 years and above. This is much like the ones done in previous two sample collection drives.

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