China News Service, June 15. According to Taiwan's "Zhongshi News Network" report, Taiwan's new crown epidemic has affected people's willingness to donate blood. According to the latest statistics, the blood type inventory of the Taipei Blood Donation Center is low, especially the urgent shortage of type A blood, with only 3.7 left. However, the demand for blood in the hospital has not decreased. At present, the blood bank of National Taiwan University Hospital has only 1.5 days of stock. Wu Mingxian, president of National Taiwan University Hospital, said that this is the lowest stock in history.

National Taiwan University Hospital held blood donation activities for 3 consecutive days starting on the 15th.

There is a blood shortage in Taiwan, and the blood inventory of National Taiwan University Hospital has hit a record low. Dean Wu Mingxian donated blood.

Image source: Taiwan "China Times News Network"


  According to reports, due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, the amount of blood donations in Taiwan has been severely reduced, but the demand for blood in various hospitals has not decreased, and the blood inventory is facing tight.

Wu Mingxian said that acute and critically ill patients will not be reduced due to the epidemic. !" He emphasized that this is not just a problem with the National Taiwan University Hospital, but also a blood shortage across Taiwan.

  According to the report, according to the latest statistics from the Taipei Blood Donation Center, the average inventory of the four blood types is only 4.3 days, and the safety stock has not reached the safety stock for 7 days.

Wu Mingxian said that he has blood type A, so he took the lead in demonstrating.

  Gao Shufen, Vice President of National Taiwan University Hospital, also appeared today to support the blood donation campaign.

She said that the epidemic affects routine medical care, and once a patient needs blood, it will be more difficult. Therefore, she calls on colleagues in the hospital to donate blood together, hoping that when patients need blood, there will be no shortage of blood.