New York has a critical shortage of blood
Blood shortage
For nearly a year, blood drives were put on hold. And they still haven t resumed at workplaces, schools and other public places.
NEW YORK - We re in a state of emergency when it comes to the country s bloody supply. The pandemic has just created a chronic deficit, said Andrea Cefarelli, senior executive director of recruitment and marketing for the New York Blood Center.
Blame the pandemic and the reopening. For nearly a year, blood drives were put on hold, and they still haven t resumed at workplaces, schools, and other public places.
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Surat: A 54-year-old man, who was declared brain dead after suffering haemorrhage post an accident, gave a new lease of life to three persons by donating his organs here in the city on Saturday. This was the first cadaver donation after the second wave of the coronavirus gripped the city and the state.
Paresh Shah, a resident of Dayalji Park Apartment in Adajan of Surat, suffered a freak accident as he stumbled and fell while coming down the stairs of his office building near Majura gate on May 12. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was diagnosed with brain haemorrhage.