There have been claims on social media about plasma being sold at P80,000 per bag in Barangay Luz, one of the areas in Cebu City hit hard by the coronavirus infection.
“We really discourage that and we condemn it,” Loreche said. “Blood plasma is supposed to be given voluntarily to those who need it and should not be sold. If we allow that and we purchase blood for our patients, what will happen to those who are in need [of it] and cannot afford it?”Plasma is a yellow component of blood that contains antibodies that are deemed vital for boosting the immune response to bacteria and viruses.
Data from the DOH in Central Visayas showed that there were 72 cases and 20 deaths reported on Friday. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire earlier explained that the long recovery period and an inadequate monitoring system were among the reasons why the Philippines had the lowest number of recovered patients in Southeast Asia.
This was why, she said, the DOH introduced the Oplan Recovery program to verify the status of patients whose health outcomes were still unreported.Latest DOH data show there are at least 11,000 confirmed COVID-19 patients under home quarantine—nearly a third of them in the Cordillera Administrative Region.
Of the new cases, 918 are patients who tested positive within the last three days. Metro Manila accounted for the most number of these cases at 261, followed by 62 cases in Central Visayas.
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