Plasma bank to be set up in two days for Covid patients: Arvind Kejriwal

The chief minister said the state government will issue a dedicated helplines for those willing to donate plasma. “Once we get a request, all assistance, including vehicles, will be extended to the person. At LNJP Hospital, over the last few days, 34 out of 35 people who were administered plasma therapy have recovered. At one private hospital, 46 out of 49 have recovered,” he added.

Delhi was among the first states to have carried out plasma therapy on Covid-19 patients. The Aam Aadmi Party chief said that the therapy helps to increase the oxygen saturation levels and reduce respiratory rates.

However, he cautioned that the therapy should not be considered a silver bullet, saying it may not be effective on critical patients.

Under the therapy, plasma, which is a component of human blood, is extracted from patients who have recovered from the virus. The plasma of such patients carry antibodies that the body creates to ward off the virus.

In Delhi, of 83,007 coronavirus cases registered so far, 52,607 fall in the recovered/discharged/migrated category.