FDA is urging healthy individuals to donate blood as blood drives are being canceled nationwide, putting the country’s blood supply at a potential risk as concerns over the novel coronavirus pandemic grow.
March 13, 2020, 8:27 PMEarly cases of COVID-19 are believed to be linked to a live-animal market in Wuhan, China.
"Increasingly troubling is that we expect this number to continue to grow with the number of COVID-19 cases on the rise, making it difficult to sustain the blood supply for patients in need," Jodi Sheedy, a Red Cross spokesperson , told ABC News.Donated blood is seen at The American Red Cross donation center in Scranton, Pa., March 9, 2020.
They added,"As communities are affected, it is imperative that healthy individuals continue to donate blood."Admiral Brett P. Giroir, Assistant Secretary for Health, also weighed in, saying"it is safe to donate blood" in a statement. He continued,"If we continue to see blood drives cancel, we are going to reach a level of inventory of which we haven’t seen in the past."
In addition, before entering the donation center, donors must receive a temperature check and apply hand sanitizer.
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