Blood donation is still necessary despite having decreased surgical operations in hospitals. This is what the Coordinator of the Regional Center for Transfusions in Cuenca and Albacete, Santiago García Ruíz, which ensures that the blood provided by donors is still needed despite the fact that daily consumption has decreased.
García emphasizes that, through donating blood you cannot get the coronavirus And, in addition, all the health personnel who carry out these operations have passed the test that confirms that they do not have COVID-19. States that it is a totally safe activity.
To maintain this security, the extraction sites have been changed to maintain the social distancing and at all times there will be a meter and a half or two of distance between donors. To this are added the hygienic measures, such as washing hands with hydroalcoholic gel both donors and healthcare workers, and a very important aspect is that the requirements to donate also vary, People who have been associated with COVID-19 patients or those who show symptoms will not be able to do so.
He is completely sure that despite the fear that we may have due to the circumstances, the donors will respond because “they are always there”.
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