{"id":177852,"date":"2018-05-06T06:30:23","date_gmt":"2018-05-06T04:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=177852"},"modified":"2018-05-06T20:53:21","modified_gmt":"2018-05-06T18:53:21","slug":"blood-stocks-dangerously-low-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/05\/06\/blood-stocks-dangerously-low-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Blood stocks are dangerously low"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blood supply in South Africa has gone down to just one-and-a-half days of Group O stock, according to the South African National Blood Service (SANBS).<\/p>\n<p>The blood service is calling on all blood donors to come forward to donate blood urgently, to stop cancer sufferers, people in life-threatening situations and anyone else who needs or relies on blood transfusions being at risk.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/152749\/blood-donors-recognised-for-helping-to-save-lives\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blood donors recognised for helping to save lives<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/164789\/community-urged-to-donate-blood\/\" target=\"_blank\">Community urged to donate blood<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za <\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a 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