As the number of cases of coronavirus continues to increase day by day, there is a risk of further spread due to the prevalence of unsanitary conditions. This has become a major hazard, especially in Tenkasi, where medical waste was found to have been dumped on the sides of the road.
In the Tenkasi district, biomedical waste has been dumped in several places along the road leading to Tenkasi-Ayakkudi. Of these, some bundles are burnt and some bundles are not burnt, leading to concerns that they may cause health problems. Used syringes, needles, IV sets, expired and used medical waste are dumped on the side of the road frequented by pedestrians on the way to Ayakkudi.
As such medical waste continues to be dumped in the area, it has now increased the number of cases of corona positive results being reported. Social activists have demanded that the district administration take stern action against those who dump health waste in such places without proper disposal during this time of such a worldwide pandemic.
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