Blood situation critical: MRCS

Kota Kinabalu: The blood supply in hospitals in the State has reached a critical level, said Sabah Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) deputy blood chairman, Leslie Chan.

Chan said, since September, Sabah has recorded a spike of Covid-19 cases as well as new clusters in several districts.

“Following the second wave of Covid-19 outbreak in Sabah, the blood supply in hospitals throughout the State has reached a critical level,” he said in a statement, Thursday.

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“Currently, the blood bank units of Queen Elizabeth I, Kudat and Tuaran Hospitals had to be temporarily closed as some of the hospital staff are suspected to be Covid-19 positive.

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