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Alert over blood shortage in Italy, critical for group O+ The National Blood Center reports a shortage in Lazio, Campania, and Sicily.
Archive photo Photo: Dipartimento Protezione Civile · Flickr · BY The National Blood Center has issued a warning regarding the blood shortage in Italy, particularly highlighting a lack of group O+.
The regions most affected by this situation are Lazio, Campania, and Sicily, where the circumstances are the most critical.
Additionally, it is reported that other regions currently do not have excess supplies to send to the areas most impacted by the emergency.
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