Coronavirus | Mounting biomedical waste poses a challenge in Mumbai, Pune Updated: Updated: Standard operating procedures (SOPs) laid down on segregation and disposal Share Article AAA Patients in home isolation have been asked to separate wet and dry garbage and spray it with sodium hypochlorite before handing it over to the waste-collector. File Photo.
Standard operating procedures (SOPs) laid down on segregation and disposal The rising number of COVID-19 patients in Maharashtra has presented another challenge to civic bodies in major cities on dealing with disposal of biomedical waste, which has also increased substantially. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has seen a spike in the number of cases with around 6,84,048 positive patients since 2020. The financial capital produces around 22 to 23 MT biomedical waste every day.