NEW DELHI : India’s first plasma bank set up at Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) Delhi to help treat coronavirus patients became operational on Thursday, with chief minister Arvind Kejriwal urging those who have recovered and fulfil the parameters to donate to come forward.Over 89,000 covid-19 cases were reported in the national capital of which 27,000 are currently active.
Delhi had given a go-ahead for plasma therapy to be conducted in April, and according to officials, there has been a positive response for the trial.To be eligible to donate plasma, a person should have recovered from covid-19 for 14 days, be in the age bracket of 18-60 and weigh above 50 kgs.