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KARACHI: Country's renowned hematologist Dr Tahir Shamsi has passed away on Tuesday, ARY News reported. Dr Shamsi was admitted to the city's private medical facility,...

It has been disclosed that a mafia doing business with the blood plasma of recovered patients of COVID-19, minting millions of rupees from the immoral business.

Dr Shami said two lives can be saved via plasma of one recovered patient of coronavirus.

It was agreed after a meeting between NDMA Chairman Lieutenant General Muhammad Afzal and NIBD head Dr Tahir Shamsi.

We need 30 plasma bags daily to conduct passive immunization therapy on critical coronavirus patients, said Dr Tahir Shamsi.

We are in dire need of blood plasma donations from recovered coronavirus patients for passive immunization therapy, says Dr Tahir Shamsi.

Dr Shamsi, who had proposed the treatment of coronavirus patients through passive immunisation, has said that from 14 patients given plasma therapy, 12 were not required any ventilator support.

Dr Tahir Shamsi said that over a dozen coronavirus patients are receiving treatment using plasma therapy.

Renowned haematologist Dr Tahir Shamsi, who had proposed the treatment of coronavirus patients through passive immunisation, has said that blood plasma of those who had recovered from the illness is being infused to Covid-19 patients