Cuttack:
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday donated his plasma to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack for the treatment of critical COVID-19 patients.
Mr Pradhan, who contracted the virus in July, also urged people who have recovered from COVID-19 to come forward and donate their plasma to save lives.
“I donated plasma to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack today. It is extremely satisfying to contribute to the fight against the #COVID 19 pandemic, ”the Union Minister for Oil and Natural Gas and Steel said on Twitter.
On July 15, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the state’s first plasma bank at SCB Hospital.