Senator Nancy Binay called on the development of a comprehensive medical waste management plan, as well as an information drive for COVID-19 self-test kits, amid piling medical waste. | zacariansINQ
“It’s a good thing that these are already available, but we also need to be cautious of the health hazards and environmental impact because we can’t just treat these self-test kits as ordinary wastes,” said Binay in a statement.
“Usually, without proper information and guidance, sa basurahan talaga ang bagsak ng mga ‘yan at ‘yung ibang garbage plastic bags iniiwan na lang sa kanto o bangketa , and most likely scavengers and stray animals scatter and scramble over the contents,” said Binay.
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