After an alarming increase in the number of coronavirus deaths at Sassoon General Hospital the Pune district administration is in the process of procuring a plasma separator. It has also urged the central government to approve a clinical trial using plasma treatment for patients who are seriously ill. The ABIL Corporation Pvt Ltd, has agreed to help. It has already paid an initial installment of Rs 15 lakh. The balance payment of Rs 8 lakh will be cleared once the machine is received at the hospital