Chennai: The Tamilnadu health department is preparing a list of donors for the convalescent plasma therapy to treat COVID-19 patients, even as the government is awaiting the final nod from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to commence the trials.
The health authorities have already identified five people who have expressed their willingness to donate and the process of ‘motivating’ others is on, officials said.
“Five among the 13 people who were recently discharged from Kilpauk Government Medical College Hospital here, after being successfully treated for COVID-19, have agreed to donate their plasma while four others do not meet the criteria for donation,” said Dr P Vasantha, Dean KMC. “We are motivating others to donate,” she added.
Further, over 23 people, including eight women, who were admitted with symptoms of Coronavirus were treated and discharged in two batches from the KMC. According to the dean, those who were discharged have been strictly advised extended home quarantine for 14 days and not to mingle with their family members for now.