Plasma Therapy
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Plasma bank inaugurated at LNJP hospital
India | Jul 14, 2020, 01:48 PM ISTDelhi got its second plasma bank on Tuesday, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurating the facility at the state-run Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital here for treatment of COVID-19 patients.
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How effective is plasma therapy?
Lifestyle | Jul 10, 2020, 06:51 PM ISTWondering what plasma therapy is all about? Don't worry, here's enlisting everything from donation to benefits in COVID-19 treatment about the plasma therapy.
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Demand for plasma very high in Delhi, not enough supply to match: CM Kejriwal
India | Jul 06, 2020, 01:12 PM ISTThere is a high demand for plasma in Delhi after the plasma bank initiative taken by the government, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said in a press conference. While giving a briefing on the COVID-19 situation in Delhi he said that now that people know how to get plasma when in need, the demand is very high, but the supply is not enough to match it.
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Neetu Kapoor lauds Riddhima Kapoor's husband for donating plasma during COVID-19 pandemic
Celebrities | Jul 04, 2020, 12:31 PM ISTRiddhima Kapoor Sahni is proud of her husband Bharat Sahni, as he donated plasma amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Taking to Instagram Stories, Riddhima posted a picture in which Bharat is seen in the hospital sitting on a chair and donating plasma.
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Women with history of pregnancy not eligible to donate plasma in Delhi, doctors tell why
India | Jul 03, 2020, 08:50 PM ISTSomeone 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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Treat as representation PIL for obtaining plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients: Delhi HC
India | Jul 03, 2020, 01:26 PM ISTThe Delhi High Court on Friday declined to entertain a PIL seeking directions to the Centre and the AAP government to make it mandatory to obtain plasma from patients who recovered from COVID-19 either at home or at a hospital and directed that it be treated as a representation.
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No charges for receiving plasma, Delhi Plasma Bank clarifies
India | Jul 02, 2020, 11:31 PM ISTThe 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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Delhi Covid-19: What is plasma donation? Who can donate, benefits
Health | Jul 02, 2020, 02:01 PM ISTChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, while addressing the media said that COVID-19 patients can now donate their plasma 14 days after recovery. Wondering what plasma therapy is all about? Don't worry, here's enlisting everything from donation to benefits about the plasma therapy.
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Delhi CM Kejriwal inaugurates first plasma bank amid COVID-19 situation
India | Jul 02, 2020, 01:28 PM ISTChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday inaugurated Delhi's first plasma bank to help treat novel coronavirus. While addressing a virtual press conference, Kejriwal informed that COVID-19 patients can donate their plasma 14 days after recovery.
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Delhi COVID-19: Kejriwal appeals for plasma donation. Here's what you need to do
India | Jul 02, 2020, 12:42 PM ISTDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has laid out guidelines as to how a person can donate plasma in the national capital. This has been done to boost the plasma bank initiative started by the Delhi government to minimise the COVID-19 deaths in Delhi. Kejriwal in his press conference said that the government needs the assistance of all those who have recovered from coronavirus to help those who are still fighting it.
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Haryana to start plasma therapy for treatment of COVID-19 patients: Health Minister Vij
India | Jun 29, 2020, 04:47 PM ISTHaryana will soon start convalescent plasma therapy for the treatment of COVID-19 patients in all its medical colleges, Health Minister Anil Vij said on Monday.
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Uddhav Thackeray launches Project PLATINA; World's largest convalescent plasma therapy trial
India | Jun 29, 2020, 03:43 PM ISTAs per the CMO, all critical patients will be receiving two doses of 200 ml of convalescent plasma. The plasma of the recovered COVID-19 patients contains antibodies that help in fighting the infection.
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Plasma bank to be formed in Delhi to fight COVID-19: Arvind Kejriwal
India | Jun 29, 2020, 12:55 PM ISTIn an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus in the national capital, the Delhi government has decided to start a Plasma bank that will be used for treating COVID-19 patients. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in a press conference, announced about the formation of the Plasma bank.
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Delhi to give Oximeter for all COVID-19 patients at home; ramp up plasma therapy trials
India | Jun 26, 2020, 03:11 PM ISTAll COVID-19 patients in Delhi who are recovering at home will be provided Oximeter so that they can keep checking their oxygen levels at regular intervals. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in a press conference, said that this was being done because of a trend that was being observed that with some patients oxygen level drops despite no symptoms. Kejriwal also announced that after positive results in initial trials, Delhi govt has now got a green light for administering plasma therapy for 200 more COVID-19 patients.
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Fake plasma donor arrested for duping Delhi Assembly Speaker
India | Jun 22, 2020, 08:24 PM ISTA 22-year-old man was arrested for allegedly cheating Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel on the pretext of donating plasma to coronavirus patients, police said on Monday.
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Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain administered plasma therapy; COVID treatment continues
India | Jun 20, 2020, 01:28 PM ISTDelhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain had tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, a day after he was admitted to RGSSH after running high-grade fever and suffering sudden drop in oxygen levels.
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COVID-19 patient saved using convalescent plasma therapy in Kerala: Doctors
India | Jun 17, 2020, 07:02 PM ISTA 51-year-old man, who was battling for life after being infected by coronavirus has recovered after undergoing convalescent plasma therapy at a government hospital in Thrissur, in a first such instance in Kerala using the experimental medical technique.
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Pune: 47-year-old COVID-19 patient shows improvement post plasma therapy
India | May 22, 2020, 08:41 AM ISTConvalescent Plasma Therapy is an experimental procedure where plasma from the blood of a recovered COVID-19 patient is transfused to a critically ill coronavirus patient.
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COVID-19: Clinical trial of plasma therapy to begin in Kolkata
India | May 16, 2020, 05:05 PM ISTThe West Bengal government in collaboration with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is set to commence clinical trials of convalescent plasma therapy with the objective of treating COVID-19 patients in the city.
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Plasma therapy 'no magic bullet' against COVID-19; Need large-scale trials to prove efficacy: Expert
India | May 04, 2020, 04:13 PM ISTThe convalescent plasma therapy is no "magic bullet" to deal with coronavirus, and only large-scale controlled trials can ascertain its efficacy as part of the treatment strategy, top medical experts said on Monday, even as several states are considering the use of the therapy to treat critically-ill COVID-19 patients.