id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-337304-2ad2m317 Chang, Le Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNA Detected in Blood Donations 2020-07-17 .txt text/plain 1295 85 62 Because of high rates of 2019 novel coronavirus disease in Wuhan, China, Wuhan Blood Center began screening for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA on January 25, 2020. We screened donations in real-time and retrospectively and found plasma samples positive for viral RNA from 4 asymptomatic donors. Lei Zhao, 1 1) and detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA in plasma (2, 3) , the safety of China's blood supply became a major concern (4). By March 4, we identified 4 blood donors in Wuhan whose plasma samples tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA (Figure; Appendix Table) . We tested the 4 donors multiple times, using different sample sources, including sample tubes, retained nucleic acid templates, or blood products, indicating the accuracy and validity of our results (Appendix Table) . We extracted total nucleic acids from samples on an Most reverse transcription PCR protocols for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) include 2-3 targets for detection. ./cache/cord-337304-2ad2m317.txt ./txt/cord-337304-2ad2m317.txt