• "Because Every Drop Counts": Blood donation during the COVID-19 Pandemic

      Sahu, Kamal Kant; Raturi, Manish; Siddiqui, Ahmad Daniyal; Cerny, Jan (2020-07-10)
      The Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has trampled the health care system of many countries. Blood transfusion services (BTS) in any hospital, hold the prime location and ensure smooth functioning of all elective and urgent surgical interventions of various traumas, emergency, obstetric cases, and the cancer patients throughout 24 × 7. In the wake of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, just like many other sectors of the health care system, BTS and blood banks are also struggling to cope up with the unforeseen challenges.