More blood donors needed

Red alert: The Penang Hospital blood bank indicator tower showing red as blood supply drops with fewer donors during the MCO.

GEORGE TOWN: As the blood bank levels at hospitals in the state fall with the number of blood donors decreasing during the movement control order (MCO), thalassaemia patients are now facing a shortage of supply for their monthly blood transfusions.

Abu Mansor Muhamad, 46, who receives two pints of blood (600 to 800cc) for transfusion monthly, said that he now had to cope with only one pint of blood (300 to 370cc).