Published on: Sunday, April 25, 2021
By: Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood and Sophia Lim
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AS the world, its people and its economies slowly return to normal, post the grinding halt due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we must realise that we are not in the clear just yet. We cannot go back to business-as-usual because, as we saw and experienced, business-as-usual was, and will continue to be, detrimental to our planet.
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused more than 141 million confirmed cases to date. It has swept through countries and continents, and caused massive human suffering, shaken financial markets and upended societies. However, while the spread of the current crisis is unprecedented, Covid-19 follows a number of diseases that have emerged in recent decades such as Ebola, AIDS, SARS, avian influenza and swine flu.
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APRIL 21 As the world, its people and its economies slowly return to normal, post the grinding halt due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we must realise that we are not in the clear just yet. We cannot go back to business-as-usual because, as we saw and experienced, business-as-usual was, and will continue to be, detrimental to our planet.
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused more than 141 million confirmed cases to date. It has swept through countries and continents, and caused massive human suffering, shaken financial markets and upended societies. However, while the spread of the current crisis is unprecedented, Covid-19 follows a number of diseases that have emerged in recent decades such as Ebola, AIDS, SARS, avian influenza and swine flu.
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PETALING JAYA: Clinical waste in the country has increased by almost 100% since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, says Environment and Water Minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.
“There has been an increase in clinical waste by 96% since the pandemic started in Malaysia in December 2019.
“The highest quantity of clinical waste was recorded in January this year, with a total of 4,082 tonnes compared to 2,084 tonnes in December 2019, ” he said after launching the Green Vaccination Programme handbook for the disposal of Covid-19 vaccination clinical waste on Monday (April 5).
He noted that the launch of the Covid-19 National Immunisation Programme on Feb 24 will see an increase in clinical waste nationwide.
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