Bhubaneswar: Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) here strives to know the extent of Covid’s prevalence in the community by collecting and checking household waste, in addition to biomedical waste and medical waste.
This initiative is part of the Network Insacog Center program.
“We have been given the responsibility to carry out supervision in Odisha.
Samples will be collected from as many as six sites (households) and six hospitals randomly.
RNA extract will be subject to a genome sequence to see if it carries an Omicron variant.
Is the sample containing viruses / viruses Other will also be disclosed during sequencing, “said Ajay Parida, Director of ILS, said.
He added that because the coronavirus novel has been found lingering in feces and medical waste for at least seven days, this study is expected to help the ILS measure the extent to the spread of viruses and penetration in the community.
“This study will expand the scope of community supervision.
It will also help ILS find the existence of another virus, if any,” Parida said.
Two ILS personnel will be deployed for sample collection and four will be involved in running the genome sequencing.
Five days ago, an ILS study revealed that the spread of omicron variants in the community was 76.54%.
In the latest genome analysis, ILS has placed 84 samples for genome analysis, where 64 was found to bring Omicron.