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Plasma therapy can still be used in Covid treatment on advice of doctors: Jain
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Kolkata: A COVID-19 survivor Aveek Chatterjee donates plasma during a Plasma donation and therapy camp organised at NRS Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Sep 19, 2020. (Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 19 : A day after the Centre removed convalescent plasma therapy from the country s clinical management guidelines for Covid-19, terming it ineffective in reducing the progression to severe disease, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said it may still be used for treatment at the advice of doctors.
COVID-19 pandemic, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. The two facilities were built on empty grounds near GTB and Lok Nayak hospitals within a fortnight. The Delhi government is developing healthcare infrastructure in the city keeping in mind the possibility of the third wave of COVID-19. These large facilities required an equally large power infrastructure. For this, BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) had been tasked with readying the power infrastructure on a war-footing, said the BYPL spokesperson. The discom did it in a record time of seven days on each of the two sites. Between the two sites, the discom has laid nearly 7 kms of underground cables using trenchless technology, he said.
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India Covid crisis: New cases fall below 10,000 in Delhi, first time since April 10
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The Covid toll had also peaked at 450 in a single day.
For the first time since April 10, Covid cases in Delhi fell below 10,000 on Friday. It saw 8,506 cases as against a peak of 28,000 on April 20. The Covid toll had also peaked at 450 in a single day.
“But if we become careless and stop following social distancing norms and guidelines, cases can increase again,” warned chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. “We are making arrangements for more oxygen beds, buying oxygen cylinders and setting up new ICU beds. If cases increase again, we should be prepared. But please continue to observe Covid-appropriate behaviour. We have seen very tough times in the past month.”