{"id":114944,"date":"2021-06-26T11:04:11","date_gmt":"2021-06-26T05:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=114944"},"modified":"2021-06-26T11:04:11","modified_gmt":"2021-06-26T05:34:11","slug":"23-states-at-additional-covid-risk-due-to-biomedical-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/23-states-at-additional-covid-risk-due-to-biomedical-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"23 states at additional Covid risk due to Biomedical waste"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Relevance<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">:\u00a0Prior to pandemic itself,\u00a0India\u2019s biomedical waste management capacity was already limited.\u00a0With the advent of pandemic,\u00a0biomedical waste generation has increased manifold.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is the News?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A study was conducted by the International Institute for Population Science (IIPS) to determine the Covid risk due to increase in Biomedical Waste.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is Biomedical Waste?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"64\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Biomedical Waste\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">means any waste generated during diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human beings or animals or in research activities.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"65\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Management of biomedical waste\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">is an integral part of infection control and hygiene programs. Without proper treatment, these medical wastes can create an adverse impact on the environment and public health.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"66\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Global studies<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0have linked increased Covid risk to increased biomedical waste (BMW).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Key Findings of the Study:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"33\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"67\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Covid-19 pandemic\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">has significantly increased the generation of biomedical\u00a0waste. However, the disposal facilities have not increased proportionately.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"33\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"68\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Around 23 of the 35 states<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and Union Territories follow deep burial methods restricted by the Government of India.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"33\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"69\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Moreover, 70% of the states<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0do not have a well-established system for monitoring a typical Biomedical Waste processing\u00a0facility. Only\u00a012 states have upgraded according to the new emission regulations.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Way Forward:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"33\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"70\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">All states\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">that produce more than 100 metric tons a month should be considered high priority\u00a0states. Moreover, special emphasis should be placed on the hilly states.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Read more<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"71\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/biomedical-waste-management-during-pandemic-explained-pointwise\/\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Biomedical Waste Management during pandemic \u2013 Explained, Pointwise<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Source:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/23-states-at-additional-covid-risk-due-to-bio-med-waste\/articleshow\/83825463.cms\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">TOI<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Relevance:\u00a0Prior to pandemic itself,\u00a0India\u2019s biomedical waste management capacity was already limited.\u00a0With the advent of pandemic,\u00a0biomedical waste generation has increased manifold.\u00a0 What is the News?\u00a0 A study was conducted by the International Institute for Population Science (IIPS) to determine the Covid risk due to increase in Biomedical Waste.\u00a0 What is Biomedical Waste?\u00a0 Biomedical Waste\u00a0means any waste&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/23-states-at-additional-covid-risk-due-to-biomedical-waste\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">23 states at additional Covid risk due to Biomedical waste<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,8043,9],"tags":[5079,8260],"class_list":["post-114944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-current-affairs-cat","category-public","tag-biomedical-waste","tag-medical-waste","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704801383},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114944\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}