AIIMS, IIT-Delhi launch app for patients needing plasma therapy

AIIMS and IIT-Delhi students have developed a mobile application to track real-time COVID-19 patients in the hospital, who can become potential plasma donors 28 days after recovery along with those who have been discharged.

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The app named COPAL-19 has details of patients who have already been discharged from AIIMS.

The app was launched at the premier hospital on the occasion of Doctors’ Day.

Though it has been launched for AIIMS patients primarily for now, the app will be available on open platforms.

It will be an open source code app which people from other institutions can copy and use in their hospitals.

The app will also automatically track donors who will be eligible to donate plasma after a cycle of every 14 days.

Patients also can register themselves and get details of plasma donors matching their blood group.