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26% Indians already infected, hence immune to COVID-19: Thyrocare study

Dr. A Velumani, the MD of Thyrocare Labs, said that the data from serological tests, conducted by his organization on about 2.7 lakh people, shows that 26% of Indians have already contracted the novel coronavirus disease. They have neutralizing antibodies in their blood, which is the immune response a body automatically generates to fight off the deadly virus.

In fact, if the current trend of infections-recoveries continues, 40% of India's population will have antibodies against coronavirus.