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Delhi Police Launches Plasma Donors' Data Bank Amid Unprecedented Spike
The Delhi Police, in an attempt to help families of Covid patients find convalescent plasma easily, is now preparing an extensive data bank of willing donors and connecting them with patients.
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No Data On Number Of Plasma Banks In Country: Government
Convalescent plasma therapy has not been recommended by the Ministry of Health as a mainstay of COVID-19 therapy and there is no proposal under consideration to set up plasma banks, Rajya Sabha was informed.
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Cord Blood Bank To Be Used For Treating COVID-19 Patients: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said the cord blood bank in the city will be used for treating COVID-19 patients in addition to the plasma bank at the state-run Calcutta Medical College Hospital.
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Delhi COVID-19 Plasma Therapy Free, People Need Not Buy: Arvind Kejriwal
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.
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India's Second National-Level Plasma Bank Opened In Tamil Nadu
After national capital, India's second national-level plasma bank was opened in Tamil Nadu at a cost of Rs 2.34 crore, C Vijaybhaskar, Health Minister, Tamil Nadu said here on Thursday.
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Punjab Gets Its First Plasma Bank For COVID-19 Patients
Punjab on Tuesday got its first plasma bank at Patiala's Rajindra Hospital where those who have recovered from the novel coronavirus can donate their blood plasma to help treat COVID-19 patients.
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A Doctor And His WhatsApp Groups Behind Kerala's First Plasma Bank
A doctor in Kerala's Malappuram district created a WhatsApp group in March, when the cases of highly contagious coronavirus began to spread in the country, to interact with COVID patients. Dr Shinas Babu, a nodal officer for COVID-19 in Manjeri Medical college in the district, now manages four such WhatsApp groups - a mix of those infected and thos...
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"Donating Plasma Today," Tweets Atishi, Now Covid -ve; Arvind Kejriwal Responds
AAP leader Atishi, who has recovered from COVID-19, today tweeted to say that she was eligible to donate her plasma to help critically ill coronavirus patients in the national capital. The 39-year-old also added that she will be donating plasma at Delhi government's plasma bank in Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) today.
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'Find A Replacement': Delhi's New Plasma Policy Amid Donor Shortage
With coronavirus patients in need of plasma outnumbering donors, the Delhi government has ordered that from now onwards if a COVID-19 patient at any hospital needs plasma from the plasma bank it will have to first arrange for a replacement donor. The onus to find a replacement donor will rest entirely upon the nodal officer of that hospital. The de...
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A Family Of COVID-19 Survivors From Haryana Joins Fight To Save Others
For the Nagpal family in Haryana's Faridabad, bordering Delhi, the world came crashing down when six of their family members tested positive for COVID-19 in the first week of June. Within a span of five days, the family first lost its patriarch, 84-year-old Prithviraj Nagpal, and then his wife, 78-year-old Kaushal.
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West Bengal Gets Its First Plasma Bank For COVID-19 Patients
A plasma bank for treating COVID-19 patients has been set up at Kolkata Medical College and Hospital (KMCH), the first of its kind in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday.
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Goa Will Set Up Plasma Bank To Treat COVID-19 Patients, Says Health Minister
Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Saturday said the state will have a plasma bank to treat COVID-19 patients.
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Over 22,000 Coronavirus Cases In India In 24 Hours For First Time: 10 Points
India's COVID-19 tally touched 6,48,315 with the biggest single-day increase of 22,771 cases, the latest data from the Union Health Ministry shows. The country also witnessed 442 deaths during the period, taking the total number of death count to 18,655. With a steady rise, the number of recoveries stands at 3,94,226 and one patient has migrated. T...
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Doctor Becomes First Donor As Assam Opens Plasma Bank For COVID-19 Treatment
A doctor who recovered from coronavirus became the first person in Assam to donate his plasma at the Guwahati Medical College today as the plasma bank there became operational.
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India's First Plasma Bank Opens In Delhi: Who Can Donate, Other Rules
India's first plasma bank was inaugurated in Delhi this afternoon by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as he appealed to all those who can donate plasma to come forward and help others.
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Delhi Police Launches Plasma Donors' Data Bank Amid Unprecedented Spike
The Delhi Police, in an attempt to help families of Covid patients find convalescent plasma easily, is now preparing an extensive data bank of willing donors and connecting them with patients.
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No Data On Number Of Plasma Banks In Country: Government
Convalescent plasma therapy has not been recommended by the Ministry of Health as a mainstay of COVID-19 therapy and there is no proposal under consideration to set up plasma banks, Rajya Sabha was informed.
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Cord Blood Bank To Be Used For Treating COVID-19 Patients: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said the cord blood bank in the city will be used for treating COVID-19 patients in addition to the plasma bank at the state-run Calcutta Medical College Hospital.
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Delhi COVID-19 Plasma Therapy Free, People Need Not Buy: Arvind Kejriwal
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.
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India's Second National-Level Plasma Bank Opened In Tamil Nadu
After national capital, India's second national-level plasma bank was opened in Tamil Nadu at a cost of Rs 2.34 crore, C Vijaybhaskar, Health Minister, Tamil Nadu said here on Thursday.
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Punjab Gets Its First Plasma Bank For COVID-19 Patients
Punjab on Tuesday got its first plasma bank at Patiala's Rajindra Hospital where those who have recovered from the novel coronavirus can donate their blood plasma to help treat COVID-19 patients.
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A Doctor And His WhatsApp Groups Behind Kerala's First Plasma Bank
A doctor in Kerala's Malappuram district created a WhatsApp group in March, when the cases of highly contagious coronavirus began to spread in the country, to interact with COVID patients. Dr Shinas Babu, a nodal officer for COVID-19 in Manjeri Medical college in the district, now manages four such WhatsApp groups - a mix of those infected and thos...
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"Donating Plasma Today," Tweets Atishi, Now Covid -ve; Arvind Kejriwal Responds
AAP leader Atishi, who has recovered from COVID-19, today tweeted to say that she was eligible to donate her plasma to help critically ill coronavirus patients in the national capital. The 39-year-old also added that she will be donating plasma at Delhi government's plasma bank in Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) today.
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'Find A Replacement': Delhi's New Plasma Policy Amid Donor Shortage
With coronavirus patients in need of plasma outnumbering donors, the Delhi government has ordered that from now onwards if a COVID-19 patient at any hospital needs plasma from the plasma bank it will have to first arrange for a replacement donor. The onus to find a replacement donor will rest entirely upon the nodal officer of that hospital. The de...
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A Family Of COVID-19 Survivors From Haryana Joins Fight To Save Others
For the Nagpal family in Haryana's Faridabad, bordering Delhi, the world came crashing down when six of their family members tested positive for COVID-19 in the first week of June. Within a span of five days, the family first lost its patriarch, 84-year-old Prithviraj Nagpal, and then his wife, 78-year-old Kaushal.
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West Bengal Gets Its First Plasma Bank For COVID-19 Patients
A plasma bank for treating COVID-19 patients has been set up at Kolkata Medical College and Hospital (KMCH), the first of its kind in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday.
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Goa Will Set Up Plasma Bank To Treat COVID-19 Patients, Says Health Minister
Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Saturday said the state will have a plasma bank to treat COVID-19 patients.
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Over 22,000 Coronavirus Cases In India In 24 Hours For First Time: 10 Points
India's COVID-19 tally touched 6,48,315 with the biggest single-day increase of 22,771 cases, the latest data from the Union Health Ministry shows. The country also witnessed 442 deaths during the period, taking the total number of death count to 18,655. With a steady rise, the number of recoveries stands at 3,94,226 and one patient has migrated. T...
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Doctor Becomes First Donor As Assam Opens Plasma Bank For COVID-19 Treatment
A doctor who recovered from coronavirus became the first person in Assam to donate his plasma at the Guwahati Medical College today as the plasma bank there became operational.
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India's First Plasma Bank Opens In Delhi: Who Can Donate, Other Rules
India's first plasma bank was inaugurated in Delhi this afternoon by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as he appealed to all those who can donate plasma to come forward and help others.
