The incident has triggered alarm bells on potential risk of the virus spreading through improper disposal of kits and bio-medical waste. There are 80 asymptomatic patients at the centre
- After the video started doing the rounds, staff fumigated the premises and removed the bio-medical waste
- Deputy Director of Health Services P Balusamy said a sudden spurt in cases delayed the disposal
- Balusamy claimed it was an old video. A Kovai firm will remove the waste and bins have been placed at the centre
- Environmental activists have expressed apprehension that wildlife may be under threat of infection from coronavirus
- It was after a tiger in the US tested +ve, that the Nat’l Tiger Conservation Authority issued guidelines to protect wildlife
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