Results of plasma therapy trials on COVID-19 patients ‘Encouraging’, says Delhi CM Kejriwal
Kejriwal appealed to those who have recovered from Covid-19 to come forward and donate plasma for serious patients.
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday addressed a press briefing on Plasma therapy trials being done on four coronavirus patients in Delhi. Speaking in the presser, Kejriwal said that in the last few days, they have tried plasma therapy on 4 patients at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital and till now the results are encouraging.
Delhi began plasma therapy trials for coronavirus disease patients on Tuesday, with two persons receiving the treatment that uses antibody-rich plasma (a blood component) taken from those who have recovered from the infection to treat critical patients.
“These are only early results; we must not think we have found a cure for coronavirus. This has just given us a ray of hope,” Mr Kejriwal said.
"जो लोग ठीक हो गए हैं उनसे मेरी हाथ जोड़कर विनती है, आपके पास मौका है अब दुसरो की जान बचाने का।
आप अपना ब्लड डोनेट कीजिए जिससे हम लोगों की प्लाज्मा ट्रीटमेंट कर सके और लोगों की जान बचा सके" : CM @ArvindKejriwal pic.twitter.com/3F0feBaAkY
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Kejriwal appealed to those who have recovered from Covid-19 to come forward and donate plasma for serious patients.
What is plasma therapy?
Convalescent Plasma Therapy is an experimental procedure to treat COVID-19 infection. In this treatment method, plasma from a COVID patient who has fully recovered is transfused into a coronavirus patient with critical condition. It is aimed at assessing the efficacy of convalescent plasma to limit complications in COVID-19 patients.