The Delhi government has decided to set up a plasma bank in Delhi to help treat patients suffering from COVID-19. The Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the plasma bank will be started in the next two days.
“The Delhi government will set up a plasma bank, I request people to donate plasma to save lives of COVID-19 patients,” CM Arvind Kejriwal said during a media briefing. He said the state government has conducted clinical trials of plasma therapy on 29 patients infected with coronavirus 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.
“If you go there (plasma bank) to donate, there is no risk. We will arrange conveyance for you to go there and donate. We will announce numbers in a few days for this system,” Kejriwal said.
He said that a helpline will be set up by the government for queries related to donation of plasma.
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— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) June 29, 2020
The facility will be set up at Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) and will be made available for government and private hospitals after getting a doctor’s recommendation. Delhi currently has the second highest number of coronavirus cases in India with a total tally of 83,077 cases.