There is a blood shortage in the southern region after the Lunar New Year. The Kaohsiung Blood Donation Center's blood inventory of each blood type has dropped to a low point last week. In particular, the inventory of type O blood only has 2 days left, so it can only urgently dispatch emergency supplies from the central and northern parts. Under the call of the Kaohsiung Branch of the Processing Division of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, a blood donation event was held today (23rd) at the Kaohsiung Qianzhen Technology Industrial Park, attracting 300 people to donate nearly 100,000 c.c. of blood, bringing some relief to the blood shortage.
 
As the epidemic situation stabilizes, many surgeries that had been delayed in the past have begun to resume, resulting in a significant increase in blood demand. In order to reserve sufficient medical blood, the Kaohsiung Branch of the Processing Office has joined hands with the Kaohsiung City Export Processing Zone Tongai Association and the district health care center (Kaohsiung The medical team stationed at the Municipal Minsheng Hospital) jointly held the "Blood to Spread Love" blood donation event in front of the Forward-looking Innovation Building in the park today.

 
NEWS source: https://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20230223004215-260421?chdtv