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Table 4.

Procedures that were undertaken for donor management during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Country	Physical distancing between donors	Self-deferral if feeling unwell or for history of exposure	Instating donation appointment system	Washing hands/use of alcohol pre- and post-blood donation	Using surgical masks for the donors	Using N95 masks for the donors	Measuring donor's temperature	Donor education
Oman^a	√	√	√	√	√		√	√
Tunisia	√	√		√	√
Jordan	√	√		√	√	√	√	√
Sudan	√	√		√	√			√
Palestine	√	√			√		√
Saudi Arabia^a	√		√	√			√	√
Saudi Arabia^a	√	√	√	√	√		√	√
United Arab Emirates	√	√	√	√	√		√	√
Islamic Republic of Iran	√	√	√	√	√		√	√
Morocco	√	√	√	√	√		√	√
Qatar	√	√		√	√		√	√
Libya	√	√		√	√		√	√
Yemen	√	√					√	√
Pakistan	√	√	√	√	√		√	√
Lebanon	√	√	√	√	√		√	√
Bahrain^a	√	√	√	√	√		√	√

UAE; United Arab Emirates.

Highlights practices for hospital based blood banks and may not reflect other blood banks in the reporting country.