Policy Briefs & Reports

The urban slums have reported the highest seroprevalence with 31.7 per cent, as per ICMR’s third national serosurvey in January 2021. With highly infectious nature of SARS-Cov-2 virus, the densely populated urban informal settlements, which are perpetually constrained for space, are at greatest risk. The underlying reason of the residential vulnerabilities of slum dwellers are socio-economic in nature, which also affects their ability to access proper healthcare and treatment, in case of infection. Recurring lockdowns and the accompanying income loss worsens thecoping capacity of slum dwellers, most of whom are daily wagers and self employed.