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Tripura government has decided to implement convalescent plasma therapy to treat COVID-19 patients in the state.

Speaking to the media in Agartala on Friday, state law minister Ratan Lal Nath said, โ€œSome states in the country have adopted convalescent plasma therapy. We have also decided to start this method soon.โ€

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The Biplab Deb-led BJP government in the state has also decided to conduct door-to-door surveillance across the state from Monday.

The minister, speaking about the door-to-door test, said, โ€œThe survey will list those people who are displaying COVID-19 symptoms.โ€

He informed that the swab samples of such patients would be collected and a rapid antigen detection (RAD) test would be conducted.

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Nath further informed that the state government has constituted three committees for effective COVID-19 management.

These committees are- core, strategy and technical panels.

โ€œThe core committee will suggest clinical aspects, the strategy panel will propose ideas to the state government, while the technical committee will give suggestions regarding diagnostic and treatment mechanisms,โ€ reported the Hindustan Times.