UP to accelerate research into plasma therapy to treat Covid-19 patients

Two medical facilities in UP are already working on plasma therapy

Encouraged by reports of using plasma therapy for treating Covid-19 patients, the Uttar Pradesh government has also decided to accelerate research into this therapy to contain the disease.

Chairing a review meeting in Lucknow on Tuesday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asked officials to speed up work for using plasma therapy on coronavirus patients.

Plasma therapy involves transfusing antibodies from the blood of such persons, who have recovered from the virus attack, into patients who are still infected with the virus. According to media reports, a Covid-19 patient in New Delhi has shown positive results with ‘marked’ improvement in his health condition. He