Punjab
made its first plasma bank at Rajindra Hospital Patiala functional today. The
plasma bank dedicated to the public by MP Patiala and former state Minister of
External Affairs, Preneet Kaur and Cabinet Minister for Medical Education and
Research, OP Soni accompanied by Principal Secretary DK Tewari through Video
Conferencing.
Preneet Kaur: MP Patiala and former state Minister of External Affairs
It is a big achievement
for state to have its own plasma bank with a facility of two machines for the purpose
under Mission Fateh. Successful trial of plasma therapy had already been done
here that paved the way for setting up of plasma bank.
Cabinet Minister for Medical Education and Research, OP Soni accompanied by Principal Secretary DK Tewari
Any
person, who was tested COVID positive earlier and now have been declared cured,
can donate his/her plasma here barring co-morbidity patients and pregnant
women. The cured person becomes eligible for donating Plasma after 28 days
of declared cured, adding that antibodies start developing after two weeks in
the human body, infected from CORONA VIRUS.
Terming
plasma bank another milestone in the treatment of COVID patients who will be in
critical stage, he said that Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh had
been doing his best for preventing the COVID patients from fatality.
Earlier in June month, this Government College and Hospital had
got an upgraded V R D Lab with a cost of Rs 56 lakh for expanding its current
testing capacity of 3,000 to 7,000 and now a state of the art plasma bank for
saving the lives of critical patients.
Preneet Kaur while participating in the inaugural ceremony
through video conferencing said that today was the historic day for the state
especially for Patiala region to serve the critical COVID
patients with more commitment. She said that earlier within a record 20 days the
VRD Lab infrastructure was upgraded to enhance its testing capacity and today
with the functioning of Plasma Bank, the state had fulfilled another commitment
to its residents in this stage of pandemic. She asked the doctors to provide
the facility of plasma therapy to the COVID patients with more dedication from
now onwards so that even a single fatality could not happen.
Apart from 600 bedded isolation facility with 100 percent oxygen
supply at each bed, 54 ventilators have also been installed for critical
patients. In the coming days, the number of ventilators would be expanded to
100.
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