Chandigarh (Punjab), April 18 : After the state government decided to support the medical treatment of ASP, Ludhiana Anil Kohli by conducting plasma therapy who has tested positive a few days ago and was crtically ill , he passed away today before the vital therapy could be conducted .
The treatment was supposed to inject 52 – year old Kohli with plasma from people who have recovered from the infection, and whose bodies have, therefore, generated the antibodies required to fight the virus.
The family of the ACP, who is admitted in the Apollo hospital and was on ventilator for the past several days, had given permission for the plasma therapy, for which the director of health services was coordinating efforts to get potential plasma donors.
After the ACP (North), Anil Kohli, tested positive for Covid-19,several dozen cops, who were in contact with the ACP, have been home quarantined. Fortunately, all such contacts have not shown any serious symptoms of Covid-19.
However,three persons who had come in contact with the ACP have also tested positive for COVID-19. They have been identified as his wife, a constable posted with him, and another SI, who was posted as an SHO under the ACP’s jurisdiction
ACP Kohli was in the field duty regarding Covid-19 and was tested positive for the disease. The entire police force was praying for his recovery.
So far, Punjab has 211 positive cases, of which 16 have died, according to the government’s bulletin. A total of 30 people have been discharged so far.
The state continues to be among the top in the country in terms of fatalities, raising eyebrows over the treatment protocols being followed to treat Covid-19 patients.
