Are Chinese people unwilling to donate blood because they are infected with the latest outbreak of the BF7 C19 variant?

The Epoch Times has reported critical blood shortages in China because C19 measures have made it difficult for people to donate via “group donations” and one-off street donations have fallen sharply.

China’s Blood Banks in Emergency Mode Again Amid COVID-19 Surge (theepochtimes.com)

I wonder if it’s also because the Chinese people are testing positive for C19 and do not wish to supply tainted blood.

The CCP has altered the criteria for donating blood from 6 months since clear of infection to just 7 days.

Interesting.

From the Epoch Times article:

“The blood supply crisis comes as China relaxes its long-standing zero-COVID rules, fuelling a corresponding rise in cases. After the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued “10 New Guidelines” for epidemic prevention on Dec. 7, reported COVID-19 cases surged in many places in China, leading to a dramatic drop in blood donations.”

“In Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, the blood center is currently collecting only about 100 units of blood per day (200 ml per unit). Jinan needs at least 700 units of blood per day to meet the basic supply requirements for clinical use.”

Jinan has a population of over 9 million out of Shandong Province’s population of over 100 million.

“Shandong province’s blood center said that it could only appeal to the public to donate blood on an individual basis. Group blood donation, which typically accounts for a significant percentage of China’s donated blood, is “difficult and almost impossible” due to the pandemic, a blood center official told The Epoch Times on Dec. 16.”

I wonder whether the demand for blood is increasing as well as drops in supply. Treatment of C19 does not require blood does it?

Or is this a sign that C19 in China is more haemorrhagic, related to vitamin K deficiency? Speculation on my part!