Maha launches ‘world’s largest plasma therapy trial for Covid’
Mumbai:30.06.2020
CM Uddhav Thackeray on Monday launched Project Platina, which is being touted as the world’s largest convalescent plasma therapy trial, which will be used to treat critical Covid-19 patients across the state. The trial will be carried out in 21public medical colleges in the state and 13 plasma banks have been set up. A total of Rs 17 crore has been approved for this project from the CM’s relief fund, making it a government-sponsored trial without any private funding.
“Maharashtra is not lagging in trying any new medicine or treatment. We are not leaving any stone unturned. The first plasma therapy trial was conducted in the state in April and then we had sought permission from the Centre for the large-scale trial. I am proud that we could undertake such a large-scale trial,” said Thackeray. He requested people who successfully battled Covid to come forward and donate plasma to help others get better. TNN
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