Taichung blood levels very low

By Tsai Shu-yuan and Fion Khan / Staff reporter, with staff writer Add TT as Preferred Source Taichung is facing a severe blood shortage during the summer holiday period, with overall reserves falling to just 2.9 days’ worth — far below the recommended seven day safe supply, the Taichung Blood Center said on Friday.All blood types are in short supply, with type O reserves the most urgently needed at just 2.3 days of inventory remaining, followed by type A at 3.1 days, type B at 3.6 days and type AB at 4 days, it said. The center, which supplies hospitals across Taichung, Changhua, Nantou and Yunlin, requires 1,800 units of blood daily, it said.While hospital demand remains unabated during the summer break, donor turnout typically drops due to vacations and altered daily routines, worsening