SA equipped to deal with Covid-19 high-risk medical waste - industry expert

While in other countries, suspected and confirmed patients are quarantined at home, here patients are cared for in dedicated health facilities.

A vast amount of medical equipment and materials are used in caring for these patients, much of which will come into contact with infected bodily fluids. This material cannot be simply disposed of in the nearest dump. She said that hospitals are already equipped and their staff trained to deal with the realities of handling high-risk medical waste.

"We are in communication with the department of health and the department of environmental affairs and we report to them on a monthly basis offering advice and training if and when they are setting up new quarantine sites,” BudramThis kind of high-risk waste should be packaged in multiple layers of thick plastic and boxes, and sterilised twice during the process. Assigned vehicles will then transport the waste to one of eight hazardous waste sites around the country.

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

First Covid-19 case confirmed in Limpopo, SA now at 62South Africa now has 62 confirmed and verified cases of Covid-19 after a doctor tested positive in Limpopo. coronavirus Kae? District please Action MEC
Source: IOL - 🏆 46. / 51 Read more »

Panic buying hits SA amid Covid-19 outbreakAs panic over the spread of the coronavirus has started to increase, South Africans have started stocking up on essentials, prompting several retailers to consider implementing restrictions on certain goods. A bit of a taste of what EWC will feel like. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Source: TheCitizen_News - 🏆 6. / 75 Read more »

FIRST TAKE | Stoic and sombre Ramaphosa puts SA on war-footing against Covid-19President Cyril Ramaphosa’s statement to a scared and spooked country was delivered with strength, intelligence and poise. He signaled his determination to take command of a situation which a couple of weeks ago never seemed as dangerous as it is turning out to be.
Source: News24 - 🏆 4. / 80 Read more »

SA can’t fight Covid-19, so the ANC will have blood on its handsWith every report of a new person infected with Covid-19 in SA a bell tolls for the 108-year-old African National Congress. Seriously? What's new? They are not the only party who will have blood on their hands... Africa belongs to ALL Finally someone willing to speak truth to power. The ANC lied about Life ESIDEMENI and is known to entertain fake medicines and BS cures like Virodene and of course the infamous Beetroot diet of Manto Tshabalala Msimang- Thank God she in not our health minister anymore - 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Source: TimesLIVE - 🏆 28. / 59 Read more »

SA issues travel ban amid COVID-19 outbreak threatThe number of people infected by the coronavirus in South Africa has risen to 61. We thank our President for the decision on travel ban And virtually the first advert all news channels show after pres. asks to cancel non essential local travel is..... TOURISM. 🙈
Source: eNCA - 🏆 49. / 51 Read more »

Ramaphosa declares Covid-19 national disaster, says 61 cases confirmed in SAPresident Cyril Ramaphosa says there are now 61 confirmed cases of coronavirus in South Africa and has declared a national state of disaster. We.only travel by donkey and bicycle So going to see a side chick will be classifieds as a non essential domestic travel The president said sneeze in elbow than he said greet with elbow
Source: IOL - 🏆 46. / 51 Read more »