Update: The Indian Council of Medical Research has also given the go ahead to try out plasma therapy for the really serious, and some hospitals and institute ar

Update: The Indian Council of Medical Research has also given the go ahead to try out plasma therapy for the really serious, and some hospitals and institute are waiting for clearance of the same from the Drug Controller General of India: > ... Blood for the plasma therapy will be collected from recovered patients at SCTIMST and the medical colleges and donated to critical patients with sanction from Blood Transfusion Council. Plasma would be separated from blood and taken to other hospitals under refrigeration. > ... When a person suffers from COVID-19, antibodies are created in his or her body as defence. Such B lymphocytes would be present in plasma. After a patient recovers from the disease, these antibodies remain in blood to prevent another attack by the virus. The plasma collected from such people and given to another patient would have antibodies which target the virus and prevent the recipient from slipping into a more serious condition. According to researches, plasma taken from one donor would have sufficient doses for two patients. Source: https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2020/04/09/kerala-plans-trials-in-convalescent-plasma-therapy-against-covid.html https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2020/04/09/ke...