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Hyderabad: The state-run Gandhi hospital will soon begin to collect plasma samples from 15 donors who have recovered from Covid-19, as per Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines, on Monday. As many as five patients have been deemed eligible to receive plasma from recovered patients. “All 15 donors are foreign returnees who recovered following treatment at the Gandhi hospital,” said hospital superintendent, Dr Raja Rao.
About 400ml of plasma component will be collected from each donor. They will be checked for various conditions such as diabetes, HIV among others. All donors will have to be above 18-years-old. The donation process will take about two hours and the collected samples will have to be stored under controlled condition. Plasma can be stored for two to six months. The donors and recipients will have to match for the therapy to proceed. Once the patients are identified, the list will be sent to ICMR for a final approval.
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