I believe there is no harm in recovering the cost while people are selling their blood plasma for tens of thousands of rupees in the city.”Other people involved in the unethical trade also have their own reasons. They commented that people also sell kidneys and blood.Besides blood plasma, people have posted requirement for medicines such as Remdesivir, Besimivir and other drugs considered beneficial in coronavirus treatment. To save the lives of their loved ones, some people have expressed their willingness to pay any amount for these scarcely available drugs. In May, the National Institute of Blood Diseases (NIBD) confirmed that the first coronavirus patient who had been treated with plasma therapy had recovered.The sale of oxygen cylinders is also on the rise in the online black market. In normal days, we were selling a 12-litre cylinder for Rs12,000 to Rs15,000 and 6-litre for Rs6,000 to Rs7,000,” he disclosed.The Ministry of National Health Services has already announced action against illegal trading of blood plasma and black marketing of life-saving drugs used for coronavirus patients in the country.

Source: The Express Tribune June 28, 2020 05:58 UTC