WHO warns of Covid medical waste threat
Gulf Times
The extra waste is "threatening human and environmental health and exposing a dire need to improve waste management practices", the UN health agency said.
The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the vast amount of waste produced in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic posed a threat to human and environmental health.
The tens of thousands of tonnes of extra medical waste had put a huge strain on healthcare waste management systems, the WHO said in a report.
The extra waste is "threatening human and environmental health and exposing a dire need to improve waste management practices", the UN health agency said.
As countries scrambled to get personal protective equipment (PPE) to cope with the crisis, less attention was paid to disposing of Covid-19 health care waste safely and sustainably, the WHO said.
