Kerala gets ICMR nod to start clinical trial of plasma therapy for COVID-19 treatment. It is initiated by Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology. The therapy involves using blood plasma of recovered patients to treat critically ill ones. Blood plasma of the completely recovered patients will be rich in antibodies. Approvals from the Drugs Controller of India & the Ethics Committee are pending. First trial of this first of its kind test in India is expected to start by April end.
