About 45 percent of the population in Dhaka city have developed antibodies to the coronavirus, with the rate climbing to 74 percent among slum-dwellers, according to a new study.

The national-level study found the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in 9.8 percent of samples that were tested.

The study, commissioned by the government's disease control agency IEDCR,

was conducted between April 18 and July 5 by the icddr,b in collaboration with USAID.

https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2020/10/12/45-percent-of-dhaka-residents-carry-covid-19-antibodies-study