Bangladesh, Oct. 23 -- A new study from India says convalescent plasma did not reduce deaths among Covid-19 patients or prevent moderate disease from becoming severe.

Plasma taken from the blood of recovered Covid-19 patients that is given to people sick with the disease does not reduce their chances of getting seriously ill or dying, it said.

The study was conducted in India and published in the medical journal the BMJ on Thursday, reports CNN.

The findings suggested that "as a potential treatment for patients with moderate Covid-19, convalescent plasma showed limited effectiveness."

The research, which involved more than 400 people who were in hospital with COVID-19, investigated convalescent plasma as a treatment for people with mo...