Tests, masks... the covid crisis is causing an avalanche of medical waste

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The covid crisis is causing an avalanche of medical waste (photo illustration).

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By: Juliette Rengeval Follow

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If you've ever done a self-test, you probably know this.

A box contains more plastic bags than components that are really useful for carrying out the test.

An accumulation of problematic waste for the WHO, the World Health Organization: it has been multiplied by 10 since the start of the health crisis.

In Geneva, Jérémie Lanche.

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