Three Indian Americans, including an IT professional and a doctor, have been tested positive for coronavirus in Houston this week and are in critical condition in a hospital here.
The families of Rohan Bavadekar, 42, an IT professional, and Lavanga Veluswamy, a doctor, have urgently appealed for blood donation from anyone who has recently recovered from COVID-19.
Rohan contracted the disease during his business travel recently. He needs blood group A or AB. His wife Manasi and three children have also contracted the virus and are quarantined at their home.
Veluswamy's wife Rama, herself a physician, has urgently appealed for the blood group A or AB. The doctor couple have been long time resident of Houston, before moving to Beaumont, in Texas.
The third COVID-19 patient, has preferred to stay anonymous and is waiting for the plasma transfusion at Memorial Hermann hospital here.
According to doctors at the St Lukes and Memorial Hermann, who are treating them, "the best match in such circumstances would be someone who has recovered from COVID-19 in the past two weeks and is now healthy".
The hospitals are trying their best to find a plasma match for these patients. Friends and well-wishers of the family are spreading the word in the Houston area to try and look for a possible match that can save their lives.
Sewa International, a non profit humanitarian charity, which has been working with these affected families, is consolidating all potential donor information.
"Sewa International is collecting information of all potential donors and only the doctors can say if the donor matches or not after due testing and evaluation, Achlesh Amar, a Sewa volunteer, said
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