Donating Blood During The Pandemic

The Red Cross has stepped up the sanitation and disinfecting surfaces.

6:30 pm.

The american red cross says?

"* every two seconds ?

"* there is someone in need of blood or platelets.

But the pandemic has forced the cancellation of many blood drives across the country.

However ?

"* it's not stopping those from giving.

Live kimt news 3's alex jirgens is live at the charles city y?

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"*a where p rolling up their sleeves and giving ?

"* even during this time.

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"* the blood drive here is about to wrap up in about a half hour ?

"* but if you look around here ?

"* people are pumping blood.

It's a bit of a different set up ?

"* first ?

*u had to make an appointment ?

"* then get your temperature checked.

The red cross has also stepped up the sanitation and disinfecting surfaces.

The blood being collected today will be kept in the community.

Coordinator lillian usher says there's still people volunteering to give life saving blood ?

"* and something else as "everyone who donates successfully at this drive they're going to check to see if they have the covid?

"*19 antibody.

We have a lot of people donating to see if they've had the virus or not."

As i mentioned ?

"* they're abot to wrap up here in the next 25 minutes or so.

However ?

"* if you missed your chance to donate ?

"* usher tells me another drive is planned for sometime in august or september.

Live in charles thank you alex.

As coronavirus cases continue to climb nationwide ?

"* the red cross hs seen hospital demand for convalescent plasma increase as well.

If you have fully recovered and received a verified diagnosis ?

"* you are urged to give plasma.

We'll have a link to the donor information form on our website