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Coronavirus: Singapore exploring plasma therapy for virus patients
Antibodies in blood of recovered patients may help in treatment; some success seen in China trial
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Ms Angela Chung, 43, says her father, coronavirus patient Chung Ah Lay (above), 70, is critically ill and requires a ventilator to breathe. She hopes that he can have the option of plasma therapy on compassionate grounds.
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Patients who have recovered from Covid-19 may be able to contribute in a big way to treating future patients - with their blood plasma.
Known as plasma therapy, this treatment makes use of the antibodies to the coronavirus that such patients now have.
