Black market for patient plasma emerges in Egypt – ZAWYA

Black market for patient plasma emerges in Egypt – ZAWYA

Black market for patient plasma emerges in Egypt. Egypt has had successful trials in which coronavirus patients were injected with the blood of those who have recovered, and the Ministry of Health has activated five blood banks nationwide for donations. CAIRO: A black market for the plasma of COVID-19 patients has emerged in Egypt, with people who have recovered from the disease offering to donate their blood for up to EGP30,000 ($1,884).. We also saw on social media calls for donations of ventilators, which is totally not right because people who have been put on ventilators cannot be dealt with using plasma injections.. The issue of injecting coronavirus patients with the plasma of recovered patients was still in the experimental stage and undergoing clinical studies, he said.. We need three million blood bags annually..