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. 2020 Jul 24;26(12):2181–2189. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2020.07.021

Table 2.

Recommendations for evaluation of HCT donors

Donor Status Recommendation
History of COVID-19 infection Collection should be deferred for at least 28 days after recovery.If the patient's need for transplant is urgent, the donor is completely well and there are no suitable alternative donors, earlier collection may be considered if local public health requirements permit
Contact with COVID-19 – donors who report contact with a confirmed case Collection should be deferred for 4 weeks after a donor's last contact with a person with confirmed COVID-19 infection.If the patient's need for transplant is urgent, the donor is completely well and there are no suitable alternative donors, earlier collection may be considered if local public health requirements permit, subject to careful risk assessment.
Donors who have travelled internationally or reside in a high risk country Please refer to the updated WMDA guidelineshttps://share.wmda.info/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=344866320#/