Blood shortage in Khon Kaen, call for donorsA staff member of the Thai Red Cross Society in Khon Kaen monitors a blood donation at the centre in Muang distrct. Virasinee Chaimanee, chief of the Khon Kaen blood service centre, said there has been a shortage for several months now. Many blood donation units, especially at education centres, had suspended operations because of the Covid-19 pandemic. If the blood shortage continues, patients in need of blood will be severely affected," she said. On Saturday and Sunday, a mobile blood donation centre operates at Central Plaza, Khon Kaen.

Source: Bangkok Post August 30, 2021 03:45 UTC