4 more recovered NDRF personnel donate plasma

Cuttack: Four of the recovered NDRF personnel donated plasma at the plasma bank of SCB Medical College and Hospital on Monday. The plasma will be used for treatment of Covid-19 patients in the state. A person has to undergo several tests, including the antibody test, before donating plasma and the tests are being carried out at the transfusion medicine department of SCB.

Assistant commandant of NDRF A K Patnaik said, “All the jawans, who were infected are fit now after a month of being kept under observation. All were quite enthusiastic to donate plasma.” Nakul Mandal, a sub-inspector with NDRF, said, “I have recovered now and I want all to recover. So I decided to donate plasma.”

Several personnel of NDRF, ORDAF and Odisha fire services, had been to West Bengal for rescue operations after Cyclone Amphan. Around 350 jawans were infected. After treatment in the Covid hospitals all have recovered. Around 80 jawans out of 350 were identified on the basis of health condition to donate plasma.

“I am donating plasma to save the lives of people suffereing from Covid-19,” said Sasi Hansda, another NDRF jawan. Earlier, some more NDRF personnel had donated plasma.

Emergency officer of SCB Bhuban Maharana said,“We have preserved the plasma in the bank. The plasma will be supplied to the Covid hospitals as per their need.”