The study that came out in “Environmental Science and Technology” found that not only has this led to widespread environmental contamination, it poses a significant public health risk as this waste serves as a vector for the virus.
“This poses a risk to public health, as waste is a vector for SARS-CoV-2 virus which survives up to three days on plastics, and there are also broad impacts to ecosystems and organisms,” the study said,
Greenpeace also pointed out that Metro Manila alone is poised to produce an additional 280 metric tons of infectious waste a day, equating to 16,800 tons in 60 days.
This story is from the August 02, 2020 edition of The Philippine Star.
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