puneUpdated: Dec 28, 2020, 16:35 ISTCadaver donations have seen a sharp fall in Pune division during 2020, mostly due to the Covid pandemic, when surgeries were put on hold and hospitals faced a shortage of doctors. From 61 donations in 2018 and 63 in 2019, the number has come down to 39 organ donations this year. Dr Sheetal Dhadphale, secretary, Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre (ZTCC) Pune, said that organ donation and transplants were stopped initially, as Covid cases were increasing, but later, it was resumed. “We test the organ donor and the patient for Covid, only then we go ahead with the procedure. But cadaver donations have reduced this year due to Covid,” said Dr Vibhute.

Source: Hindustan Times December 28, 2020 11:05 UTC