'NHS Blood and Transplant is preparing to collect COVID-19 convalescent plasma from people who have recovered from this illness,' a spokeswoman said. LONDON : The United Kingdom is preparing to collect the blood from COVID-19 survivors to investigate if convalescent plasma transfusions could improve a COVID-19 patient's speed of recovery and chances of survival. "NHS Blood and Transplant is preparing to collect COVID-19 convalescent plasma from people who have recovered from this illness," a spokeswoman said. "We envisage that this will be initially used in trials as a possible treatment for COVID-19." "If fully approved, the trials will investigate whether convalescent plasma transfusions could improve a COVID-19 patient’s speed of