Hyderabad, July 1 (Hydnow): TPCC Treasurer Gudur Narayana Reddy said he would form Plasma Donors Association to motivate people who recovered from Covid-19 to donate their plasma so as to save the lives of other infected patients.
Reddy, who has just recovered from the Covid-19, said that the proposed Association will connect people who recovered from Covid-19 and are willing to donate their plasma. Further, the Association will create awareness among people on how more lives could be saved by donating plasma. “As on today, as many as 7,294 people have recovered from Covid-19 in Telangana State. Even if half of them are eligible to donate their plasma, they can save nearly 2,000 lives with two of them donating their plasma to one patient,” he said.
The Congress leader said that the plasma therapy, so far, has given very positive and encouraging results. He said Covid-19 patients who underwent plasma therapy across India have reportedly recovered from the disease. Therefore, he said plasma therapy should be promoted at a large scale. He pointed out that the Delhi Government was establishing a Plasma Bank wherein anyone who needs plasma could come with a recommendation from a doctor and take plasma from the eligible donors. Similarly, he said Maharashtra Government launched Project Platina, world’s largest plasma therapy trial for Covid-19 patients, wherein 500 serious Covid-19 patients would undergo plasma therapy.
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Narayana Reddy said that the Telangana Government needs to focus on tracing, testing and treatment of Covid-19 patients. He alleged that the State Government has already lost precious time in handling the situation due to distracted, distorted and casual approach. “We cannot overcome a pandemic on a part-time basis. We need to dedicate all resources to fight against the Covid-19. The State Government should suspend all other activities for some time and deploy everything available to beat the Coronavirus. Each and every life is important and we cannot let even a single person die or suffer due to lack of health infrastructure or other reasons,” he said.
The Congress leader also condemned the proposal for another lockdown in Telangana, especially in Hyderabad and said it would not solve the problem but aggravate other problems related to the economy. By going for another lockdown, the State Government was giving a message that the previous lockdown, which lasted for over two months in four phases, was a total failure. The authorities cannot wash off their hands by simply blaming the common people and accusing them of not following Covid-19 guidelines. He said that the approach of Central and State Governments was strange and unacceptable. “They are trying to take credit for all good things by stating that the number of cases did not increase compared to other countries. They are also taking credit for low mortality rate and high recovery rate. But they are directly blaming the common people for the increase in cases after lockdown was relaxed. This is immoral and illogical,” he said.
He said that both the Central and State Government should have a sense of accountability towards people and act responsibly without indulging in politics or blame game. “We’ve already lost thousands of precious souls and lakhs of people are battling for life. If we don’t act in a sensible manner at least now, then may witness damages beyond our imaginations,” he said. (Hydnow)
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