Plasma bank at NEIGRIHMS soon

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaAugust 5, 2020

Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Wednesday informed that the plasma bank will be set up at the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS).

“I am happy to inform you that we have received confirmation that the NEIGRIHMS now is in full swing to complete the setting up of the plasma bank for the interest of the state of Meghalaya as well as the entire North-east states,” Tynsong told reporters after a review meeting.

According to him, people who have recovered from COVID-19 can voluntarily donate blood to the plasma bank.

It  may be mentioned here that a total of 339 patients have so far recovered from the COVID-19 infection in the state.