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COVID-19 : Initial Results Of Plasma Therapy Trial Encouraging, Says Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister

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As Delhi battles the surging cases of the dreaded coronavirus, the initial results of plasma therapy trial conducted on four COVID-19 patients is encouraging and gives hope to save people’s lives from the dreaded disease, said Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister .

Addressing an online media briefing, the CM appealed to all people who have recovered from the disease to come forward and donate plasma for serious COVID-19 patients.

Under the plasma therapy technique , transfusion of plasma from recovered patients to severally-ill COVID-19 patients is conducted. Convalescent plasma is an experimental procedure for COVID-19 patients.

Kejriwal said the government will conduct more clinical trials of plasma therapy in the next two-three days. Thereafter, the government will seek Centre’s nod to use the therapy on all serious COVID-19 patients across the city, he added.

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