Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said that Delhi government will be creating a plasma bank for plasma therapy for COVID-19 patients. Kejriwal has also urged those who have recovered from COVID-19 to donate plasma.
The Delhi government will set up a plasma bank, I request people to donate plasma to save lives of COVID-19 patients,” Mr Kejriwal said during a media briefing, adding that the plasma bank wil srart operating in the capital in the next two working days. He said the state government has, so far, conducted clinical trails of plasma therapy on 29 coronavirus patients and that result was encouraging.
“I request all those (who have recovered from coronavirus) that it’s rare that you get to save lives. I request you to please come forward and donate. This is the true service of god,” the Chief Minister said.
Mr Kejriwal said that a helpline will be set up by the government for queries related to donation of plasma.
One of the most discussed methods of treatment of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus is plasma therapy, which involves the transfusion of plasma from a convalescent coronavirus patient to a critical patient. The blood of a recovering patient is rich in antibodies produced by the body to fight the virus, which are expected to help the critical patient recover
He also said Dr Aseem Gupta, a senior doctor of LNJP Hospital passed away yesterday due to COVID-19. We salute his spirit and sacrifice. His family will be given compensation amount of Rs 1 crore by our government.
