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'PPE kits, other biomedical waste disposal challenge during COVID-19'
Updated On: 21 September, 2020 10:15 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
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Disposal of biomedical waste including PPE kits worn by healthcare professionals and public became a challenge during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Union Health Ministry told the Rajya Sabha on Sunday.
'As informed by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), disposal of bio-medical waste including Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kit worn by healthcare professionals as well as general public became a challenge during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,' Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey said.
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