Analysis of blood donors ’ characteristics and deferrals related to COVID-19 in Iran

Coronavirus disease 2019, called COVID-19, is caused by SARS-CoV2 that was firstly reported in Wuhan, China in December 31, 2019 [1]. SARS-CoV-2 has a non-segmented, single-stranded RNA of animal origin and is closely related genetically to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-1 (SARS-CoV-1) virus and more distantly related to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) [2]. The disease has affected 213 countries and territories around the world which has an estimated average of 2138 laboratory-confirmed patients and 84 deaths per one million populations [3].
Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science - Category: Hematology Authors: Source Type: research