Egyptian member of parliament Amal Rizkallah filed June 10 a motion requesting a briefing from the prime minister and minister of health on the trafficking of plasma of coronavirus survivors to patients at more than $2,000.
Commenting on the sales, Ayman Abul Ela, a member of the parliamentary Health Committee, said June 9 that plasma trafficking is a crime. Abul Ela warned in a statement against exploiting the coronavirus survivors by selling their plasma for the treatment of coronavirus patients.