Earlier on July 2, the Delhi government had opened its first convalescent plasma bank at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) in south Delhi’s Vasant Kunj. The third convalescent plasma bank is in the works at the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, the biggest healthcare centre in the trans-Yamuna area and has been converted into a dedicated Covid-19 hospital amid the viral outbreak. “Lok Nayak Hospital has started plasma collection. The collection of plasma from recovered Covid-19 patients has started, hospital authorities said. We will be able to start banking it soon,” said Dr. Suresh Kumar, medical director, Lok Nayak Hospital.

Source: Hindustan Times July 14, 2020 09:01 UTC