According sources, standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the World Health Organisation (WHO) were violated during the past eight months in dispose of hospital waste. The improper disposal of the waste also exposed hospital employees to a higher risk of coronavirus. While the Punjab government is striving hard to curb Covid-19 in the province, the health department appears helpless to stop the theft of hospital waste. “According to WHO SOPs, during the prevalence of Covid-19, hospital waste should be packed in double bags closed with steel wire. An environmental expert said hospital waste was more dangerous as factories prepared pots after treating it.

Source: The Express Tribune November 14, 2020 03:45 UTC