Recurrent waves of infections, driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant, and extension of lockdowns have started taking a bigger toll on donations, according to a Reuters review of the situation in different countries. ![]() "There have been increasing times when hospitals notify us of postponement of surgeries or treatments and crowding due to lack of blood," Park said. The Korean Medical Association (KMA) has launched a blood drive, starting with doctors themselves, warning that patients in need of urgent surgery or transfusions could face emergency situations, KMA spokeswoman Park Soo-hyun told Reuters. In South Korea, now grappling with record cases, donors can't give blood for seven days after a COVID-19 vaccine shot - and supply is down to just 3.2 days, as of Wednesday, from 6.5 days' worth this time last year, according to the Korean Red Cross.
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