Plasma therapy no longer part of Covid-19 treatment, says ICMR

The use of convalescent plasma therapy for treating Covid patients has been dropped from Clinical Management Guidelines, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Monday. Last week, the ICMR-National Task Force for Covid-19 held a meeting in which all the members were in favour of removing the use of convalescent plasma from the guidelines, citing its ineffectiveness and inappropriate use in several cases.