Tens of Thousands of Tons of Medical Waste Produced During COVID-19 Pandemic Threatens Health: WHO

Tens of Thousands of Tons of Medical Waste Produced During COVID-19 Pandemic Threatens Health: WHO
Protective equipment and medical supplies in a hospital in Houston, Texas, on July 16, 2020. David J. Phillip/AP Photo
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The tens of thousands of tons of medical waste produced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic poses a threat to human and environmental health, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned in a report on Tuesday.

The extra waste is “threatening human and environmental health and exposing a dire need to improve waste management practices,” the United Nations health agency said.

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