Thus, recovered COVID-19 patients can help others still afflicted with the disease through convalescent plasma donation. Once there is a patient in need of the plasma, medical professionals would then call on the donors for plasma to be collected. However, she said that recipients of the first batch of plasma donations from recovered COVID-19 patients are showing improvements. Among the institutions and facilities offering convalescent plasma donation services are the St. Luke’s Medical Center and the Philippine General Hospital. * * *Donors are requested to call St. Luke’s Quezon city at 8-723-0301 extension 4725 or St. Luke’s Global City-Taguig at 8-789-7700 extension 2096For more news about the novel coronavirus click here.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 13, 2020 21:33 UTC