- Maharashtra has launched convalescent plasma therapy-cum-trial project for treatment of critical COVID-19 patients.
- Convalescent plasma therapy, also called passive antibody therapy, seeks to obtain plasma from the blood of people who have recovered from the infection to inject into patients undergoing treatment.
- The project, titled 'Platina', is the largest convalescent plasma therapy-cum-trial project in the world. All critical patients will receive two doses of 200 ml convalescent plasma free of cost.