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  Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami urges all to stay at home, follow hygiene

  Sports | May 23, 2021 19:11 IST

  Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami, in an exclusive discussion with India TV on Sunday, urged fellow countrymen "to stay alert, stay at home and follow hygiene measures."

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  The one that starts has its end also, says Morari Bapu on current COVID situation

  News | May 23, 2021 17:34 IST

  Murari Bapu said, 'The text which I keep in the center, I speak my words. The physical facilities of today, which are medicines, the vaccine which has to be given, should be taken very seriously along with it and take the name God along with it.

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  Sadhvi Ritambhara on how to handle COVID pandemic with 'patience' & 'spirituality'

  News | May 23, 2021 16:59 IST

  Sadhvi Ritambhara said that spirituality and patience give you the confidence and strength to fight COVID pandemic.

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  Plasma Therapy Dropped As Treatment For COVID-19

  News | May 18, 2021 12:40 IST

  The government on Monday removed convalescent plasma therapy from the country's clinical management guidelines on Covid-19. The move comes as the therapy was found to be ineffective in reducing the progression to severe disease or death.

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  Plasma therapy dropped from Govt's clinical management guidelines on COVID-19

  India | May 18, 2021 0:00 IST

  The government on Monday removed convalescent plasma therapy from the country's clinical management guidelines on Covid-19. The move comes as the therapy was found to be ineffective in reducing the progression to severe disease or death.

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  Plasma therapy not effective, likely to be dropped from clinical management guidelines on COVID-19

  India | May 15, 2021 22:08 IST

  Plasma therapy on COVID-19 patients has not been found effective in reducing the progression to severe disease or death and is likely to be dropped from the clinical management guidelines, sources said. 

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  Rising pollution can have serious consequences on COVID-19 leading to higher mortality rate: AIIMS d

  India | October 22, 2020 22:34 IST

  Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Dr. Randeep Guleria on Thursday said that rising air pollution combined with coronavirus infection and lung complications can possibly lead to serious consequences, meaning that patients may need ICU or ventilator assistance, leading to higher mortality.

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  Govt considering removing plasma therapy from COVID-19 clinical management protocol

  India | October 20, 2020 23:22 IST

  Presently, the use of off-label convalescent plasma for treating COVID-19 patients in the moderate stage of the illness is allowed under "investigational therapies".

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  Plasma therapy not beneficial in reducing mortality or progression to severe COVID-19: Study

  India | September 09, 2020 9:24 IST

  ​Use of convalescent plasma therapy in coronavirus-infected patients does not help in reducing mortality or progression to severe COVID-19, a multi-centric study funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has found.  

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  Nepal struggles with increases Covid-19 cases

  News | August 31, 2020 15:58 IST

  Recovery rate of Nepal's COVID-19 infected patients stood at around 56 percent in an early fortnight of August, while towards the end of the month, it has dipped down to 54, increasing worries and panic for health workers and government.

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  ‘What Delhi did yesterday, US does today’: Kejriwal after Trump’s plasma therapy announcement

  India | August 24, 2020 23:33 IST

  The Delhi government's statement comes after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave emergency authorisation for the use of blood plasma to treat coronavirus patients, saying the benefits of the treatment outweighed any potential risks.

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  US FDA halts approval for plasma therapy to treat Covid: Report

  World | August 21, 2020 11:14 IST

  Blood plasma therapy that is being touted as the final resort to treat Covid-19 has not convinced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as it has put the emergency use authorisation for blood plasma to treat the deadly respiratory disease on hold, the media reported.

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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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  No benefit of plasma therapy in reducing COVID-19 mortality risk, says AIIMS trial interim analysis

  Health | August 06, 2020 16:33 IST

  The therapy involves taking antibodies from the blood of a person who has recovered from COVID-19 and transfusing those into an active coronavirus infected patient to help kickstart the immune system to fight back the infection.

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  Plasma therapy for COVID-19 patients begins in Goa: Minister

  India | August 02, 2020 22:53 IST

  The Goa government on Sunday said that plasma therapy treatment for critical patients of COVID-19 has begun in the state.

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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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  Punjab private hospitals to get plasma at a cost of Rs 20,000 for COVID-19 treatment

  India | July 26, 2020 22:35 IST

  The Punjab government has decided to provide plasma to private hospitals from government's Plasma Bank at a cost of Rs. 20,000 per unit for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. Plasma would be available free of cost to the patients undergoing treatment in government hospitals of Punjab

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  Delhi Police launches plasma donation campaign at AIIMS

  India | July 19, 2020 17:18 IST

  On the initiative of Delhi Police, a 'Plasma Donation Campaign' has been launched at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, on Sunday.

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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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  COVID-19: We saw "100% result" in plasma therapy, says Rajasthan Health Minister

  News | July 16, 2020 20:33 IST

  Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma on July 16 said the state government has witnessed "100% result" in plasma therapy administered on critical patients of COVID-19, and will now create a database of recovered patients to convince the eligible candidates to donate plasma in the state.