{"id":69972,"date":"2020-06-27T10:52:56","date_gmt":"2020-06-27T05:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=69972"},"modified":"2021-04-17T13:23:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-17T07:53:55","slug":"old-message-of-blood-donation-revived-as-plasma-donation-in-the-wake-of-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-message-of-blood-donation-revived-as-plasma-donation-in-the-wake-of-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Old message of blood donation drive revived as &#8216;plasma donation&#8217; in the wake of COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A list of 64 first names along with individual blood groups and contact numbers has gone viral on WhatsApp. As per the text, the people listed are &#8220;ready to make plasma donation&#8221; and &#8220;you may please add more in the list if you think you can and are willing to help.&#8221; The message is circulating in the wake of the second wave of coronavirus outbreak where blood plasma therapy is under trial as a possible treatment. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/science\/story\/what-is-convalescent-plasma-therapy-possible-treatment-coronavirus-covid-19-1669050-2020-04-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">procedure<\/a> aims at using antibodies from the blood of a recovered COVID-19 patient to treat those suffering from the viral infection.<\/p>\n<p>Screenshots of some posts have been provided below with the phone numbers blurred.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-69972 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-message-of-blood-donation-revived-as-plasma-donation-in-the-wake-of-covid-19\/173d5ede-cce6-45cf-b08b-78e6f7fb810d\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"1293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/173d5ede-cce6-45cf-b08b-78e6f7fb810d.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/173d5ede-cce6-45cf-b08b-78e6f7fb810d.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/173d5ede-cce6-45cf-b08b-78e6f7fb810d-136x300.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/173d5ede-cce6-45cf-b08b-78e6f7fb810d-463x1024.jpg 463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-message-of-blood-donation-revived-as-plasma-donation-in-the-wake-of-covid-19\/926f0055-b30e-41e9-a525-4f0f4f0ec832\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"1251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/926f0055-b30e-41e9-a525-4f0f4f0ec832.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/926f0055-b30e-41e9-a525-4f0f4f0ec832.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/926f0055-b30e-41e9-a525-4f0f4f0ec832-140x300.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/926f0055-b30e-41e9-a525-4f0f4f0ec832-478x1024.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-message-of-blood-donation-revived-as-plasma-donation-in-the-wake-of-covid-19\/a166e1ec-12a7-4bf6-a0bd-86e925adfbcd\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"1146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/a166e1ec-12a7-4bf6-a0bd-86e925adfbcd.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/a166e1ec-12a7-4bf6-a0bd-86e925adfbcd.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/a166e1ec-12a7-4bf6-a0bd-86e925adfbcd-152x300.jpg 152w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/a166e1ec-12a7-4bf6-a0bd-86e925adfbcd-518x1024.jpg 518w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Viral since last year<\/h4>\n<p>The same list was widespread last year after the COVID outbreak with the following message, &#8220;From a group of people ready to make plasma donation: We are ready to help\u00a0 For blood donate pls share to u r friends,colleges, relation etc (followed by 64 names and numbers \u2014 as shows in the screenshots) share this to as many groups as possible it may help a broken heart. You may please add more in the list if you think you can and are willing to help someone who is going through a Harrowing experience. Let\u2019s come together to help each other.&#8221; (sic)<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-69972 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-message-of-blood-donation-revived-as-plasma-donation-in-the-wake-of-covid-19\/screenshot_20200626_215535-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20200626_215535-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-69991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20200626_215535-1.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20200626_215535-1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20200626_215535-1-729x1024.jpg 729w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20200626_215535-1-768x1079.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20200626_215535-1-1093x1536.jpg 1093w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20200626_215535-1-990x1391.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20200626_215535-1-1320x1854.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-69991'>\n\t\t\t\tPart 1\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-message-of-blood-donation-revived-as-plasma-donation-in-the-wake-of-covid-19\/screenshot_20201w2e0626_215616\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2041\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20201w2e0626_215616.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-69994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20201w2e0626_215616.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20201w2e0626_215616-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20201w2e0626_215616-722x1024.jpg 722w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20201w2e0626_215616-768x1089.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20201w2e0626_215616-1084x1536.jpg 1084w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20201w2e0626_215616-990x1403.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20201w2e0626_215616-1320x1871.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-69994'>\n\t\t\t\tPart 2\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-message-of-blood-donation-revived-as-plasma-donation-in-the-wake-of-covid-19\/screenshot_20200626_215555-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20200626_215555-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-69992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20200626_215555-1.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20200626_215555-1-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20200626_215555-1-774x1024.jpg 774w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20200626_215555-1-768x1016.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20200626_215555-1-1161x1536.jpg 1161w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20200626_215555-1-990x1310.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20200626_215555-1-1320x1746.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-69992'>\n\t\t\t\tPart 3\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News performed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=firefox-b-d&amp;ei=GSP2XtzwJJqN4-EP0J2aoAI&amp;q=9700655144&amp;oq=9700655144&amp;gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzoECAAQRzoOCAAQ6gIQtAIQmgEQ5QJQk7kBWNy8AWC0vwFoAXABeACAAaUBiAGlAZIBAzAuMZgBAKABAaABAqoBB2d3cy13aXqwAQY&amp;sclient=psy-ab&amp;ved=0ahUKEwic4dWI9J_qAhWaxjgGHdCOBiQQ4dUDCAs&amp;uact=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">keyword search<\/a> on Google using the first mobile number and found that the same list was published on a <a href=\"https:\/\/chityala4u.blogspot.com\/2017\/06\/blood-donor-details-in-india.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blog<\/a> in 2017 and on a Facebook page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=186527685105882&amp;id=186517568440227\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BLOOD DONOR S<\/a> in 2016. As per the 2016 post, the people on the list are either from Andhra Pradesh or Telangana.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69989\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/In-story-chart.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1803\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/In-story-chart.png 1803w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/In-story-chart-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/In-story-chart-1024x357.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/In-story-chart-768x268.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/In-story-chart-1536x535.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/In-story-chart-990x345.png 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/In-story-chart-1320x460.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1803px) 100vw, 1803px\" \/>Unlike the post, the viral text includes a false and misleading sentence, &#8220;From a group of people ready to make plasma donation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-70012 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/June-27-story-chart.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/June-27-story-chart.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/June-27-story-chart-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/June-27-story-chart-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/June-27-story-chart-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/June-27-story-chart-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/June-27-story-chart-990x557.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/June-27-story-chart-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/June-27-story-chart-470x264.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/June-27-story-chart-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/June-27-story-chart-215x120.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/June-27-story-chart-414x232.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The following text was also shared by Facebook page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hydblooddonors\/posts\/827353647404098\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hyderabad Blood Donors<\/a> in 2017. The accompanying Telugu text said, &#8220;Anyone who wants blood in an emergency should contact the aforementioned numbers&#8221; (translated from \u0c05\u0c24\u0c4d\u0c2f\u0c35\u0c38\u0c30 \u0c2a\u0c30\u0c3f\u0c38\u0c4d\u0c25\u0c3f\u0c24\u0c41\u0c32\u0c4d\u0c32\u0c4b \u0c30\u0c15\u0c4d\u0c24\u0c02 \u0c15\u0c3e\u0c35\u0c32\u0c38\u0c3f\u0c28 \u0c35\u0c3e\u0c30\u0c41 \u0c2a\u0c48\u0c28 \u0c2a\u0c47\u0c30\u0c4d\u0c15\u0c4a\u0c28\u0c4d\u0c28 \u0c35\u0c3e\u0c30\u0c3f\u0c28\u0c3f \u0c38\u0c02\u0c2a\u0c4d\u0c30\u0c26\u0c3f\u0c02\u0c1a\u0c02\u0c21\u0c3f). We also found a 2015 post on the Facebook page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/TheNewFaceOfSociety\/permalink\/527296640780684\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New Face of Society<\/a> which includes phone numbers from the viral message.<\/p>\n<p>Alt News tried to connect with several donors on the list. Most of the numbers were not functioning. However, we managed to connect with one person (identity concealed at request) who confirmed that the viral message is four years old and related to a blood donation drive.<\/p>\n<p>Social media claims suggesting that the people on the list are donating their blood plasma is yet another piece of misinformation floating in the backdrop of the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A list of 64 first names along with individual blood groups and contact numbers has gone viral on WhatsApp. As per the text, the people listed are &#8220;ready to make plasma donation&#8221; and &#8220;you may please add more in the list if you think you can and are willing to help.&#8221; The message is circulating [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":69990,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[682],"class_list":["post-69972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-society","fact_checks_claim_type-social-media-claims"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Old message of blood donation drive revived as &#039;plasma donation&#039; 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