Bhubaneswar : The much-awaited convalescent plasma therapy commenced at three hospitals of Odisha today and it will be made available free of cost for the Covid-19 patients.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik made the announcement while inaugurating the plasma bank at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack through video conferencing.
The therapy, which uses the plasma from the blood of recovered Covid-19 patients to treat critically ill patients have been rolled out at SUM Hospital & KIMS Hospital in Bhubaneswar and Aswini Hospital in Cuttack. SCB has been designated as the nodal centre for the therapy.