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Editor, Senior Moderator
Waste Manag Res
. 2020 Jun 10;734242X20933343.
doi: 10.1177/0734242X20933343. Online ahead of print.
Management of Used Personal Protective Equipment and Wastes Related to COVID-19 in South Korea
Seung-Whee Rhee[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
With the rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the amount of used personal protective equipment (PPE) including face masks and protective clothes has significantly increased. This used PPE in a hospital can lead to the indirect infection by COVID-19. Accordingly, it has been recognized that the management of used PPE is very important to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Through the experience of spreading some infectious diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome, Middle East respiratory syndrome and Ebola virus in South Korea (Republic of Korea), a safe management method of waste related to infectious diseases has been developed. In addition, regarding waste related to COVID-19, the Ministry of Environment, SK, proposed special measures to strengthen the management process of waste related to COVID-19 based on principles such as sustainability, transparency and safety.
Keywords: COVID-19; Medical waste; indirect infection; management principles; personal protective equipment.
. 2020 Jun 10;734242X20933343.
doi: 10.1177/0734242X20933343. Online ahead of print.
Management of Used Personal Protective Equipment and Wastes Related to COVID-19 in South Korea
Seung-Whee Rhee[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32517547
- DOI: 10.1177/0734242X20933343
Abstract
With the rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the amount of used personal protective equipment (PPE) including face masks and protective clothes has significantly increased. This used PPE in a hospital can lead to the indirect infection by COVID-19. Accordingly, it has been recognized that the management of used PPE is very important to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Through the experience of spreading some infectious diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome, Middle East respiratory syndrome and Ebola virus in South Korea (Republic of Korea), a safe management method of waste related to infectious diseases has been developed. In addition, regarding waste related to COVID-19, the Ministry of Environment, SK, proposed special measures to strengthen the management process of waste related to COVID-19 based on principles such as sustainability, transparency and safety.
Keywords: COVID-19; Medical waste; indirect infection; management principles; personal protective equipment.