Feel very proud of Delhiites: Kejriwal praises plasma donors

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday spoke to plasma donors and thanked them for their contribution in saving the lives of coronavirus patients. The Chief Minister praised them for donating plasma and appealed to them to motivate more recovered patients to come forward and donate.”When I hear stories of plasma donors, I feel very proud of my fellow Delhiites.

 So, I decided to call and congratulate some donors,” he tweeted, sharing the audio of his conversation with the donors. The Delhi government has set up India’s first plasma bank at the ILBS Hospital, with an objective to maintain a plasma stock from those who have already recovered from the disease.

Addressing a press briefing earlier, Kejriwal had said that as plasma has been proven as an effective solution for the recovery of moderate patients, its therapy should be provided to patients until a vaccine comes. He said that the plasma bank will enable the people to obtain plasma without any hassles and had also laid out detailed eligibility criteria over who can and cannot donate plasma.