RECOVERED COVID-19 PATIENTS DONATE BLOOD TO HELP CRITICAL PATIENTS

The Ministry of Public Health has started transfusing plasma from the blood of persons who have recovered from COVID-19 disease. The idea is that since recovery means a person was able to successfully fight off the novel coronavirus, antibodies in their blood could well work on patients who currently have the disease. Plasma is the largest component of human blood and contains water, salts, enzymes, antibodies and other proteins. The National Blood Transfusion service has already collected blood from at least five individuals who have recovered from the disease. The News Room spoke with one of the donors who has since recovered from COVID-19 and chose to help those in need of an immune boost.