ICMR allows Plasma Therapy trial on COVID patients in Mumbai as cases continue to rise

In a major development on Wednesday, Indian Council of Medical Research allowed Maharashtra government to try 'Plasma rapy' on COVID-19 patients in Mumbai, informed Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope. financial capital of country has been one of worst-hit cities across country with a total of 3754 positive cases being reported till date. move comes hours after Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) deployed by Central Government visited hotspots in Mumbai and reviewed situation. 

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Even though plasma rapy has t been recognised as a concrete treatment for dely virus, rapy has shown effective results. ICMR h first allowed Kerala to carry out rapy results and n Delhi where a 49-year-old male h shown positive results after receiving treatment and was weaned off ventilator support. Plasma rapy involves transfusion of blood from an individual who has recovered from Coronavirus to a patient battling virus, assuming that blood of recovered person might have developed antibodies to fight virus. 

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Mumbai tops Coronavirus tally

financial capital of state has been worst affected district in entire country, registering over a hundred cases per day. BMC has set up 861 containment zones throughout Mumbai since rise in number of cases. With over 1 million people living in five square kilometre area, Dharavi is Mumbai's most densely populated area and has been under severe scrutiny - recording 189 cases with 12 deaths. Centre's inter-ministerial team has visited several areas of Mumbai's containment zones and has recommended ding more isolation beds as number cases rise in Mumbai.

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