Healthcare Commission to penalise hospitals for illegal plasma transfusion.

LAHORE -- Punjab Health Care Commission on Monday banned plasma transfusions to coronavirus patients without prior permission from coronavirus expert advisory group, media reported.

According to details, only healthcare facilities allowed to conduct the procedure by corona expert advisory group are eligible to undertake the task.

A written order on the matter release by the health care commission said that some private and government hospitals transfused plasma against standard operating procedures (SOPs).

It was also revealed that healthcare facilities which breached SOPs to transfuse plasma are not registered to conduct trials for plasma therapy.

The commission added that...