Kidney transplant resume for patients who have isolated

Kidney transplant operations from living donors have resumed in London after operations were halted in the pandemic.

During the peak of the virus, transplants were considered too dangerous because the medication necessary to help the body accept a new organ can suppress the immune system, leaving it vulnerable to the virus.

But transplant centres have now reopened with new measures to protect patients.

To reduce risks, all recipients and donors will be screened and tested for coronavirus ahead of surgery having isolated for at least two weeks beforehand.