Blood donation party held on a dedicated bus May cause blood shortage Kanagawa Fujisawa April 11, 19:18
As blood donation events have been canceled one after another due to the new coronavirus, a blood donation party was held in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture with eight dedicated buses.
The Japanese Red Cross Society has been calling for cooperation in blood donation, and on November 11, a blood donation party was held in Fujisawa City with eight buses equipped with special equipment.
Antiseptic solutions and masks were provided at the venue to prevent infection, and the waiting seats were widened to avoid crowding, and visitors came on a bus to donate blood.
According to the Kanagawa Red Cross Blood Center, nearly half of the 180 blood donations scheduled in the prefecture have been canceled this month, and this could mean a shortage of blood.
A man in his twenties working for a local company who visited a blood donation said, "I knew in the press that I was short on blood and would like to cooperate if I could help myself."
Kanagawa Red Cross Blood Center director Fujisaki Kiyomichi director said, `` Since we are taking thorough measures to prevent infection, we want you to cooperate without thinking that it is unnecessary and urgent to go out to protect lives and protect medical care. '' .