Karnataka MLA Doctor Ranganath donated his plasma to COVID patients at a private hospital on Wednesday. He Said that “As I recovered from the infection on July 28 with anti-bodies, I have donated 500 ml plasma at HCG Hospital in the city, which will be used to treat two COVID patients in need of it”.
“My younger brother Ramchandra Prabhu, who is a physician, also donated 500 ml plasma along with me at the same hospital so that two more COVID patients can be treated for the infection,” said Ranganath. He also told “As a public representative, I have also distributed over 2-lakh Vitamin C, Vitamin D and other immunity boosters to many people in my constituency over the last 2-3 months to ensure they remain free from the virus.”
Congress state unit president D.K. Shivakumar congratulated Ranganath and his brother for donating their plasma for COVID patients. The plasma therapy involves using antibodies from the blood of a recovered Covid-19 patient to treat those affected by the coronavirus.
“Ranganath is the first government servent in the country to donate plasma and set an example for other COVID recovered patients to offer their plasma to treat others, a said Shivakumar in a statement in Kannada.
