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Delhi to set up Plasma bank for treatment of Covid-19 patients
Published : Jun 29, 2020, 12:58 pm IST
Updated : Jun 29, 2020, 12:58 pm IST
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Arvind Kejriwal
Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced setting up of a 'plasma bank' to save lives of serious Covid-19 patients

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced setting up of a 'plasma bank' to save lives of serious Covid-19 patients in the national capital.

Chief Minister Arvind KejriwalChief Minister Arvind KejriwalThe chief minister said that the bank will start working in the next two days, adding that the AAP government will encourage those who have recovered from Covid-19 to donate their plasma.

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The chief minister said that a helpline will be set up by the government for queries related to donation of plasma.

CoronavirusCoronavirusKejriwal said that his government has so far conducted clinical trial of plasma therapy on 29 Covid-19 patients and the result was "encouraging".

The chief minister also announced that a sum of Rs 1 crore will be given to the family of LNJP Dr Aseem Gupta, who died of novel coronavirus infection in an ICU of a private hospital on Sunday.

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