Trials of plasma therapy show '80pc recovery rate'.

KARACHI -- Initial results of a clinical trial conducted at the National Institute of Blood Diseases (NIBD) to assess the efficacy of plasma therapy in treating Covid-19 patients have showed over '80 per cent recovery rate'.

Patients were administered with plasma therapy at the stage of moderate to severe disease. The initial outcomes also conform to the results of similar ongoing trials across the world.

'It is quite heartening to see these initial trial results as they will eventually create enough...