Dwindling blood reserves: An ominous downside of COVID-19 pandemic.

• Transfusion therapy is vital to ensure a healthy community. Thus, a safe and reliable reserve of blood is necessary, even in the face of widespread illness. • Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, a decline in blood supply has been noticed as hospitals and communities have switched to more pandemic-oriented operations. • Restricted mobility secondary to isolation and quarantine seems to be the major reason causing decline in number of donors. • Misinformation regarding transmission of coronavirus through blood along with the attitude of people towards hospitals and blood banks has also contributed to diminishing blood supplies.