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HÀ NỘI — The Central Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (CIHBT) has announced it is facing a severe shortage of blood which is enough for use only in the next few days without further supplies.

The Thai Red Cross Society is calling on people to donate blood as hospitals nationwide are doing surgeries that had previously been postponed and their blood stocks are running low.

The Thai Red Cross Society is calling on people to donate blood as blood banks across the country are running low due to the Covid-19 crisis.

Siriraj Hospital’s blood bank is running low because people have not been donating blood due to the Covid-19 outbreak, Dr Parichart Phermphikul said on Wednesday.

A group of 120 naval officers gather at the Royal Thai Navy Convention Hall in the capital’s Bangkok Yai district to donate blood on Wednesday.

Thai Life Insurance has launched a blood-donation campaign to meet shortages amid the new wave of Covid-19 infections.

The Thai Red Cross has appealed for blood donations as their stocks are dwindling.

Bangkok’s Rajavithi Hospital launched a blood donation drive by posting a sign on Thursday (August 6), which was then shared on social media by many people.

The Thai Red Cross Society is inviting blood donors, as blood supplies are running out and are not sufficient for operations.

The Thai Red Cross Society will hold World Blood Day 2020 from June 14-18 at the National Blood Centre in Bangkok’s Pathumwan district and at blood donation centres nationwide.

After the government issued the third round of easing measures on Monday, the Thai Red Cross Society announced that it was in desperate need for blood donations as doctors will start tending to other conditions now that the Covid-19 crisis is under control. People are invited to make donations at the nearest blood donation centre or the closest hospital that takes blood donations.

The National Blood Centre has said that it cannot stop blood donations because there are still patients who need blood regularly. More than 10,000 children have blood-related diseases, for which there are no treatments except blood transfusion. The Covid-19 crisis has resulted in a blood shortage in Thailand.