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Management and Technical Guidelines for Emergency Disposal of Medical Wastes from the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic (Trial).

Country/Territory
China
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste disposal Waste management Waste non-domestic sources Public health
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

These Guidelines are specially formulated to respond to the pneumonia epidemic caused by the new coronavirus infection, timely, orderly, efficiently and harmlessly dispose medical waste from pneumonia epidemic, standardize the management and technical requirements for emergency disposal of medical waste from the pneumonia epidemic, and protect the environment and human health. Local competent ecological and environmental authorities at all levels and medical waste emergency disposal units may determine the technical routes and corresponding management requirements of emergency disposal of medical waste during the outbreak of pneumonia by referring to the Guidelines and relevant standards and specifications.

Full text
Chinese
Website
www.gov.cn