Go Cong town's youth donate blood to fight coronavirus disease

ABO - A blood donation day was held among Go Cong town’s young people on April 19 to address blood shortage facing hospitals due to the acute respiratory disease caused by Covid-19.

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This is act of responding to the call of General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong on blood donation to save lives when the blood reserves in hospitals are gradually exhausted due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic.

Through the general health examination of more than 200 voluntary cases, 165 union members, youth and people of the communes and wards were eligible to donate 165 blood units, supporting the Can Tho city Blood Transfusion and Hematology Hospital to screen and timely store to care for patients in emergencies.

With the message "A drop of blood donated - A life to stay", volunteer activities of Go Cong town’s youth are really significant during the Covid-19 season and the salinity, drought situation.

(According to thtg.vn – Translated by HOANG AN)