Tamil Nadu Government is taking measures to promote convalescent plasma therapy in a large scale along with other clinical methods for Covid-19 treatment. It is in the process of establishing a blood plasma bank at the Government Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital in Chennai. It will be the second such facility in the country after the one in Delhi.<br />'' <br />''The total Covid-19 infection in Tamil Nadu has surpassed one lakh thirty thousand cases with 3680 people confirmed positive yesterday. Meanwhile, the state government has decided to permit IT firms in Chennai to function with 50 per cent of the staff from Monday.<br />'' <br />''AIR correspondent reports that the Tamil Nadu Government has decided to further relax the conditions for the IT firms in the state capital from Monday. Currently, just ten percent of the IT staff are permitted to physically attend their offices.<br />'' <br />''They are being encouraged by the government and the companies to work from home due to the pandemic situation. However, Chennai is witnessing a significant dip in the everyday record of new cases.<br />'' <br />''Buoyed by the improvement, the Government has said in a statement that the IT firms can now allow half its total strength at a time in their office premises.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">However, it will be on condition that ninety per cent of them should be brought in company-arranged vehicles by following the safety protocols. It is considered to be a portend to more such relaxations if the situation continues to show improvement.</span><br />