China’s Medical Waste at a Level Unseen in History, Expert Says

China’s Medical Waste at a Level Unseen in History, Expert Says
People line up for nucleic acid testing for COVID at a residential block during a citywide COVID-19 testing campaign on April 1, 2022 in Shanghai, China. Zhang Suoqing/VCG via Getty Images
Winnie Han
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Recently, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced plans to require cities with at least 10 million residents to set up testing booths within a 15-minute walk of every resident. 
However, experts warned that China’s medical waste, which has already surged to an unprecedented level, could become a potential source of secondary infection that threatens both the population and the environment.