Japan frets over falling blood donations amid coronavirus outbreak

TOKYO - Fewer people are donating blood in Japan amid the outbreak of the new coronavirus, leading the Japanese Red Cross Society to voice concern over potential supply shortages.On average, Japan needs about 13,000 blood donors a day to secure a stable supply of blood products for transfusions at nationwide medical institutions, according to the organization.But the amount of blood donated has fallen since the government's Feb. 25 decision to request people to refrain from going outside as part of measures to contain the spread of the pneumonia-causing virus.The volume until the end of Feb…READ FULL ARTICLE