Coronavirus survivor Christopher de Leon donates plasma to help patients
MANILA, Philippines — Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) survivor, actor Christopher de Leon, on Tuesday donated his blood plasma to the St. Luke’s Medical Center-Global City in Taguig to help patients still battling the viral disease.
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De Leon’s wife, actress Sandy Andolong, shared her husband’s good deed in an Instagram post.
“Done! Hubby donated his plasma this afternoon,” Andolong said. “Thank you to all the doctors & staff of St. Luke’s Global for your help & assistance.”
The veteran actor previously contracted the disease last March. He later tested negative for the coronavirus the following month.
As of Tuesday, there are 7,958 COVID-19 patients in the Philippines, of which 975 managed to recover while 530 have died.
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