New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today inaugurated the India’s first ‘Plasma Bank’ via video conference, news agency ANI reported.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister appealed to the people to come forward and donate plasma.
“If you have recovered from COVID-19 and your age is between 18 and 60 and your weight is above 50 kg, then you may donate plasma for COVID-19 patients”, the CM said.
However, women who have given birth or the persons with comorbidities, are not eligible to donate plasma, he added.
“So far, people were finding it difficult to get plasma. This ‘Plasma Bank’ will only be successful if people come forward to donate plasma,” Kejriwal said.
The Plasma Bank is being set up at the ILBS Hospital.