Red Cross hit hard during COVID-19 pandemic

During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, emergencies don’t stop and neither does the American Red Cross.

During this ongoing covid-19- pandemic, emergencies - don't stop and neither does the- american red cross.

Local - voulnteers are still working- every day at providing- comfort and care after disaster- of all sizes including- house fires.- even during this pandemic - hospital patients still need- life- saving blood but with social- distancing in order many- large blood drives have been- canceled, more than 200 - thousand units of blood has bee- lost due to blood drive - cancelations.

- this equates to about 600 - thousand people in need who - could loose a blood product.- - " we know from the center for - disease - control that there is no danger- from giving or recieveing blood- blood itself and blood- - - - products are not affected by- covid if there is a risk it - would be being around a - large number of people and- possible catching it that way - - - - and we have elimenated all of - that now it has added million - and millions of dollars in- expense to- - - - the red cross because we are- running financly ineffecant - blood drives "- - - - there are multiple local blood- drives scheduled for- the upcoming days, you can go - online to red cross blood dot - org to find a blood drive near- you and make an appointment.- -