Online registration: DRK calls for blood donation – Telgte

The German Red Cross <!––> calls for blood donation on Friday, January 29th, in Westbevern and on Monday and Tuesday, February 1st and 2nd, in Telgte. In order to avoid long queues, especially during the Corona period, the Red Cross asks <!––> about reserving a donation time for all donors via the blood donation app … Read more

Many corona infections in Residentie Gemma Monastery Sittard | 1Limburg

Eleven of the sixteen residents of a residential care center in the former Gemma monastery in Sittard are infected with the corona virus. Six of the thirty employees have also been tested positive. – That reports the Limburger. Mild complaintsNoor Nezami, director of the Nobama Care care organization, which includes the Gemma Monastery Residence, confirms … Read more

Fear of Covid-19 in Thailand leads to unprecedented blood shortage

The Thai Red Cross on Wednesday renewed its call for people to donate blood as donations halved to record levels amid the coronavirus outbreak. Thailand is suffering a new round of infections after the discovery a month ago of a cluster in a seafood market near Bangkok, which more than doubled in a matter of … Read more

Thai Red Cross Society launches general appeal for blood donation

The Thai Red Cross has launched an appeal these days to the population because their blood stocks are dwindling The Thai Red Cross deplores a drop in donor count by 50% as the mobile unit canceled its blood drives due to travel difficulties and restrictive anti-Covid-19 measures, reports the journal The Nation. Potential donors can … Read more

Red Cross: Four in five natural disasters related to climate crisis | NOW

The number of climate-related natural disasters in the world is increasing. Currently, four out of five natural disasters are related to climate change. That’s an increase of 35 percent compared to the 1990s. In 2020, the counter will stand at 132 so far. This is the conclusion of the Red Cross in the World Disasters … Read more

Armenia and Azerbaijan agree on ceasefire and peace talks, Lavrov said after talks – CT24 – Czech Television

In the last hours before the ceasefire began, both sides of the conflict blamed each other for further attacks. “A few minutes ago, Azerbaijan fired rockets again in a residential area in Stepanakert,” said Armenian separatists, who control the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave. Stěpanakert is the administrative center of the enclave. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense said … Read more

Red Cross Helpline receives more and more questions from people in quarantine | NOW

The Red Cross Helpline is receiving more and more phone calls from people in quarantine. For example, callers want to know whether they are not allowed to go outside halfway through the quarantine period, the Red Cross reports Thursday. Callers also sometimes say that the rules around quarantine are not clear. The Red Cross Helpline … Read more