Clinical waste shot up by 43.8%


Spiked amount: Covid-19 clinical waste collected from healthcare facilities include those from vaccination centres like the Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre PPV. – IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

WE are moving towards endemicity now, but the trail of clinical waste left behind during the Covid-19 pandemic continues to heap up.

The total weight of clinical waste in Malaysia has spiked by 43.8% last year compared to the previous year.

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