Plasma trials in 7 Punjab hospitals, PGI

In a major boost to health research in the region, seven hospitals from Punjab and the PGI in Chandigarh have been selected as part of the ICMR’s nationwide trial to determine if the plasma therapy could work in critical Covid-19 patients. Only 28 sites have been selected for the trial to be held across hospitals in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, UP, Karnataka, Telangana and Chandigarh. Ludhiana’s Satguru Pratap Singh Hospital, Christian Medical College and Dayanand Medical College, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot, Government Medical College, Patiala, and Amritsar’s Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research and Government Medical College will be part of the trial approved by the Drug Controller General of India and the National Ethics Committee of the government.