Dr Tahir Shamsi says within six days of being infuse­d plasma, corona­virus patien­ts will be recupe­ratedKARACHI: The National Institute of Blood Disease (NIBD) is all set to infuse COVID-19 patients with blood plasma of those who have recovered from the mysterious illness, in a bid to save the lives of coronavirus patients. The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) on Thursday granted approval for a passive immunisation under which the blood plasma is infused to the coronavirus patients to help their immune system to fight off the highly-contagious disease. Convalescent plasma taken from a recovered patient is believed to be rich in the antibodies needed to cure the deadly infection. “The NIBD hospital in Karachi is equipped with four machines which can extract plasma of 40 patients per day,” Dr Shamsi said. ‘Passive immunisation’ can save COVID-19 patients: Pakistan’s top hematologistAccording to him, the health condition of coronavirus patient will start improving within 48 hours after undergoing treatment and in the next six days the patient will be recuperated from the mysterious illness.

Source: The Express Tribune April 09, 2020 20:24 UTC