(Riya Saha,Intern Journalist)Ranchi: Jharkhand will begin plasma therapy treatment for Covid-19 patients at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), the state’s only tertiary care centre, from next week, joining a handful of other states like Delhi, Maharashtra and Kerala that to have already done so.
Breaking the news from his official twitter handle on Saturday, state health minister Banna Gupta said, “Chief minister Hemant Soren will inaugurate plasma therapy treatment for Covid patients at RIMS on Tuesday, July 28. After ICMR’s approval, some states have successfully conducted plasma therapy trials on Covid-19 patients. We too have now readied to begin it in our state.”
Gupta said that Indian Council of Medical Research had given an in-principal nod to Jharkhand’s proposal for plasma therapy in April but it took time to make arrangements. “RIMS was asked to do all the groundwork and ready infrastructural support for this. We are finally ready to start. We hope that this move will emerge as one of the decisive steps in our fight against Covid-19,” he said.
As per the state health department’s morning bulletin on Saturday, as many as 7,250 people have tested positive for coronavirus across the state. Of these, 3,297 have recovered while 3,254 are undergoing treatment. As many as 69 people have died.
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