There is a big outbreak in Hong Kong. Yesterday (24th), the Red Cross found that two confirmed patients had donated blood at the Tsuen Wan and Sha Tin Blood Donation Centres respectively, and one of them had platelets transfused to a patient in the Eastern District Hospital.
The reporter of "Hong Kong 01" visited the Shatin Blood Donation Center in the afternoon today (25th), and saw that the place was open as usual, and no one had donated blood during the stay; Citizens get tested before donating blood to ensure "peace of mind".
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Ho Wan-xia, Chief Administrative Manager (Patient Safety and Risk Management) of the Hospital Authority, said yesterday that the Red Cross found that two confirmed patients had donated blood, one of whom had donated blood at the Tsuen Wan Blood Donation Centre last Sunday (16th), and the other had donated blood on On Thursday (20th), they donated blood at the Sha Tin Blood Donation Centre. Both of them were asymptomatic and passed the blood donation screening.
Authorities later discovered that platelets in the blood donated by the former had been used by a patient at Eastern District Hospital last Wednesday (19th).
Although He emphasized that there are few cases of blood-borne new coronary pneumonia in the literature, he still recommends blood donors to make an appointment in advance to reduce the chance of gathering at the blood donation center, and notify the blood donation center as soon as possible if they feel unwell.
The reporter of "Hong Kong 01" visited the blood donation center in Shatin today, and saw a notice posted in front of the door, reminding people who have left Hong Kong, close contacts and those who have been diagnosed to suspend blood donation; and if you have symptoms such as fever after donating blood, you should Seek medical attention as soon as possible and call the medical staff on duty in the east of the center.
The reporter did not see anyone donating blood. When I asked the staff about the testing arrangements, the other party said that if they did not belong to a specific group, there was no mandatory testing arrangement for the time being, but they also encouraged testing first and then donating blood to "seek peace of mind". .
In addition, Liang Zichao, a respiratory specialist, also said earlier that the chance of the new coronavirus being transmitted through blood is low, and there has been no transmission caused by blood transfusion in the world for the time being. He believes that the temporary blood donation center does not need to strengthen the screening measures.
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