E-commerce firm Snapdeal on Monday launched a new platform which can be used to connect COVID-19 patients with potential plasma donors. Patients and donors can register themselves with their mobile numbers/email ids and provide relevant information like blood group, location, age and donor recovery date. After registering, Snapdeal’s algorithm will look for relevant matches and connect patients with potential donors, the company said in a statement. However, Snapdeal said that given that it has been especially hard to find eligible plasma donors at this time, it was decided to open this platform for everyone. Then an algorithm based on location, blood group, etc, will identify a match between donors and patients.

Source: The Hindu May 10, 2021 11:10 UTC