Soldiers who recovered from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) decided to donate their plasma to help patients suffering from the infection.
At least 26 COVID-19 survivors from the 53rd Engineer Brigade of the Armed Forces of the Philippines donate plasma on Thursday, July 30. | Photos courtesy of AFP – Central Command #CDNDigital
At least 26 soldiers from the 53rd Engineering Brigade of the Philippine Army participated in the donation drive at Camp Lapulapu in Cebu City on Thursday, July 30. “This activity is in partnership with the Department of Health Region 7 and United Architect of the Philippines–Sugbu Chapter,” they added.in which ‘healthy plasma’ from coronavirus survivors are infused to patients still suffering from the infection.
According to AFP-Centcom, they have recorded at least a dozen of their uniformed personnel confirmed to have been afflicted with COVID-19 for working at the frontlines of the pandemic.
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