[News] Fans donate blood for pediatric cancer for Jimin's birthday

KBS News reported that there is serious blood shortage in hospitals due to the pandemic.

A surprise gift for Jimin's birthday became widely talked about as fans donated blood for children with cancer. This is their 3rd donation, and a total of 1,292 donations have been collected.

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Blood is an absolute necessity for patients at the crossroads of life and death.

According to the American Red Cross, every two seconds, someone (in US*) is in need of blood.

While Medicine advances day by day, there is still no substitute for blood.

The act of sharing blood with others is therefore noble.

Donating blood is a "Tribute" that means more than just giving blood.

It is said that hospitals have serious blood shortage these days. There is huge gap between supply and demand for blood due to the corona virus.

As people refrain from going out due to social distancing, the number of blood donations (in Korea) this year have plummeted by about 140K compared to 2019.

Blood donation is an activity that must be carried out steadily since it's difficult to store blood for more than a month.

On online cafe, sad posts on "blood to rescue" have come out one after another.

A mother pleas to save her youngest son suffering from acute leukemia.

(Part on the Korean Red Cross's proposal to incentivize blood donation)

On the birthday of BTS's member Jimin on the 13th, a surprise gift from fans became a huge talk. It is the blood donation for children with childhood cancer, such as leukemia.

This is their third donation, and a total of 1,292 blood donations have been collected so far.