Biomedical waste amid COVID-19: perspectives from Bangladesh

Biomedical waste is a threat to global public environmental health, especially in the lower-middle-income countries such as Bangladesh. Worldwide, it is estimated that at least 5·2 million people, including 4 million children, die each year because of diseases related to unmanaged medical waste.1The Daily StarPoor medical waste management will increase infections.https://www.thedailystar.net/editorial/news/poor-medical-waste-management-will-increase-infections-1909561Date: June 6, 2020Date accessed: July 22, 2020Google Scholar Considering the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) globally, excessive biomedical waste has become a new major threat to public health and the environment. Improper handling of hospital waste might aggravate the spread of SARS-CoV-2 to medical staff and people who handle waste.2Yu H Sun X Solvang WD Zhao X Reverse logistics network design for effective management of…