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  IAS turned actor launches 'OxyTaxi' for COVID patients in need

  News | May 14, 2021 18:27 IST

  Amid increased demand of oxygen due to rising COVID cases, 2011 batch IAS officer turned actor Abhishek Singh launched oxygen taxi for refilling the empty oxygen cylinders for people in distress.

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  2 held for black marketing of plasma in Noida

  India | May 12, 2021 17:58 IST

  According to information, the police station Beta 2 of Greater Noida and the Crime Branch team jointly launched an operation and arrested two accused from Greater Noida's Alpha Commercial.

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  Delhi Police arrest man cheating people on pretext of plasma donation

  News | May 11, 2021 23:40 IST

  Delhi Police have arrested a fraudster named Sunny for cheating people on the pretext of providing them plasma.

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  Delhi Police sets up digital data bank for plasma donors, seekers

  India | April 25, 2021 11:26 IST

  Named 'Jeevan Rakshak', an online Google form has been devised for the purpose. The persons in need of plasma will register their requests for requisition, for which the link is available on the Delhi Police's official website.

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  Sachin Tendulkar thanks Doctors, encourages people to donate Plasma

  News | April 24, 2021 14:49 IST

  Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar is celebrating his 48th birthday today and wishes have been pouring in for the Master Blaster. Tendulkar gave his gratitude to the medical staff, who took care of him when contracted the virus.

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  Bhumi Pednekar pleads Delhiites to donate plasma for COVID patients: 'Dilli walon apna dil dikhao'

  Celebrities | April 23, 2021 15:20 IST

  From sharing names of the people who gave oxygen cylinders to ways of donating plasma, Bhumi Pednekar is putting out all the necessary details to help her fans and followers. 

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  COVID-19: Noida Police launches helpline for plasma donation

  India | April 19, 2021 14:48 IST

  Gautam Buddh Nagar adjoining Delhi is among the worst-hit districts of Uttar Pradesh with over 3,300 active cases of COVID-19 and 103 deaths due to the pandemic so far, according to official figures updated till Sunday.

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  Trump announces approval of plasma therapy for COVID patients in US

  News | August 24, 2020 10:57 IST

  US President Donald Trump on August 23 announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the use of convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 patients.

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  22 police officials, who recovered from COVID-19 donated plasma in Surat

  News | August 22, 2020 11:01 IST

  22 Police officials, who have recovered from the novel coronavirus came forward to donate plasma in Surat.

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  Bengaluru plasma donor plays saviour, saves six lives

  India | August 09, 2020 16:34 IST

  Kunal Ganna, a 21-year-old city-based businessman who recovered from coronavirus has emerged as a saviour, with his three plasma donations saving the lives of six infected patients, an official said on Sunday.

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  Understanding Plasma Therapy: Are repeat plasma donations done?

  Health | August 01, 2020 14:29 IST

  For those patients who successfully overcome the virus, social media is inundated with requests that they donate their plasma for Convalescent Plasma Therapy - a treatment considered to be beneficial to patients who have tested positive.

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  Delhi govt is providing plasma for free, people don't need to buy it: Kejriwal

  India | July 23, 2020 20:38 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the government is providing plasma for free and people do not need to buy or sell it. Kejriwal inspected a redevelopment project at Chandni Chowk on Thursday. 

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  Telangana Governor inspects plasma therapy arrangement at Hyderabad hospital

  News | July 19, 2020 10:32 IST

  Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan inspected plasma therapy arrangement at ESIC Medical College in Hyderabad.

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  Baby dies due to plasma unavailability after family meets accident

  India | July 14, 2020 9:16 IST

  In a fateful incident, three members of a family carrying blood plasma for a newborn baby were injured after the car they were traveling in was hit by a speeding car on Saturday.

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  Uber to provide donors free transport to plasma bank

  Business | July 08, 2020 19:44 IST

  Ride-hailing platform Uber on Wednesday said it is offering free rides to donors in the city, travelling to the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) that houses the country's first plasma bank. 

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  COVID-19 cured CAPF personnel donate plasma for treatment

  News | July 05, 2020 12:39 IST

  Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel who have recovered from coronavirus, donated plasma for treatment of COVID-19 positive patients.

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  Women with history of pregnancy not eligible to donate plasma in Delhi, doctors tell why

  India | July 03, 2020 20:50 IST

  Someone weighing less than 50 kg, women who have a history of pregnancy, cancer survivors, and those with kidney, heart, lung or liver diseases are not eligible to donate plasma.

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  No charges for receiving plasma, Delhi Plasma Bank clarifies

  India | July 02, 2020 23:31 IST

  The Delhi Plasma Bank clarified on Thursday that it does not charge any amount for providing plasma to the patients, after a document started doing the rounds on social media where it was mentioned that the bank would charge Rs 25,000 from private and corporate hospitals against the plasma provided to them.

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  What is convalescent plasma bank; India's first, opens in Delhi

  Health | July 02, 2020 19:30 IST

  Convalescent plasma therapy uses plasma which is a blood component, it has the virus-fighting antibodies, since it has been taken from a person who was infected but now recovered. When administered to a Covid-19 patient, it generates enough antibodies to kill the virus.

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  Actress Nafisa Ali’s niece Diya Naidu donates her plasma for coronavirus treatment in Karnataka

  Celebrities | April 28, 2020 16:18 IST

  In a series of Instagram posts, Nafisa Ali explained the process of donating plasma to treat people diagnosed with COVID-19 and also added that she is very proud of her niece Diya. The veteran actress, who is a cancer survivor herslef, called her a COVID-19 hero.