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system disorder, birth defects, diabetes, and sexual disorder [26]. To check the presence of dioxin in the atmosphere, a collaborative research was initiated by Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research and National institute for Interdisciplinary Science
and Technology in Thiruvananthapuram in January 2017.
10.3.5 Spread of COVID-19 Pandemic
Meanwhile scientist and researcher are giving attention for finding the cure of the
ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19), medical garbage waste contaminated with body
fluids or other infectious materials is becoming a larger distress for hospitals and other
healthcare facilities as they can spread COVID-19 worldwide. In China’s Wuhan,
with the support from government officials and strategic plan of healthcare professionals, new hospitals along with new medical waste storage units were built to
handle 30 tonnes of wastes and use 46 mobile treatment systems [27]. The waste
generated during this crisis time was an outbreak than normal wastage as six times
greater.
The daily output of medical waste was about 240 metric tons, which is similar
to the weight of an adult blue whale. Patients, healthcare and sanitation workers are
accessing the medical provisions and disposable PPEs, like masks, gloves etc., in
larger quantities these days therefore, these materials requires safety disposal.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India, apart from the Bio-Medical
Waste Management Rule, 2016 it already had, recently released a new specific
guidelines to ensure the handling and safe disposal of biomedical wastes during
this COVID-19 in a scientific and logical manner. According to the Bio-Medical
Waste Management Rule 2008, medical waste would not be combined with any
waste and it must be segregated and processed separately based on the classification.
Waste formed during patient’s treatment inclusive of those person with confirmed
COVID-19 infection is infectious and should be safely handled and managed with
best practices. People handling healthcare waste are in dangerous risk of infectious diseases since the medical waste out of COVID-19 can be contagious when in
contact with skin, inhalation or ingestion. However, there is no proof that, defenseless human interaction will transmit COVID-19 virus, according WHO report. As
the pandemic situation grows, the quantification of waste also increases and custody
of safe management of waste and containment of wastes will be a great task for
societies until the crisis situation is over.
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system disorder, birth defects, diabetes, and sexual disorder [26]. To check the presence of dioxin in the atmosphere, a collaborative research was initiated by Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research and National institute for Interdisciplinary Science
and Technology in Thiruvananthapuram in January 2017.
10.3.5 Spread of COVID-19 Pandemic
Meanwhile scientist and researcher are giving attention for finding the cure of the
ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19), medical garbage waste contaminated with body
fluids or other infectious materials is becoming a larger distress for hospitals and other
healthcare facilities as they can spread COVID-19 worldwide. In China’s Wuhan,
with the support from government officials and strategic plan of healthcare professionals, new hospitals along with new medical waste storage units were built to
handle 30 tonnes of wastes and use 46 mobile treatment systems [27]. The waste
generated during this crisis time was an outbreak than normal wastage as six times
greater.
The daily output of medical waste was about 240 metric tons, which is similar
to the weight of an adult blue whale. Patients, healthcare and sanitation workers are
accessing the medical provisions and disposable PPEs, like masks, gloves etc., in
larger quantities these days therefore, these materials requires safety disposal.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India, apart from the Bio-Medical
Waste Management Rule, 2016 it already had, recently released a new specific
guidelines to ensure the handling and safe disposal of biomedical wastes during
this COVID-19 in a scientific and logical manner. According to the Bio-Medical
Waste Management Rule 2008, medical waste would not be combined with any
waste and it must be segregated and processed separately based on the classification.
Waste formed during patient’s treatment inclusive of those person with confirmed
COVID-19 infection is infectious and should be safely handled and managed with
best practices. People handling healthcare waste are in dangerous risk of infectious diseases since the medical waste out of COVID-19 can be contagious when in
contact with skin, inhalation or ingestion. However, there is no proof that, defenseless human interaction will transmit COVID-19 virus, according WHO report. As
the pandemic situation grows, the quantification of waste also increases and custody
of safe management of waste and containment of wastes will be a great task for
societies until the crisis situation is over.