Wuhan: Amid coronavirus outbreak, China, from where the epidemic emerged, has approximately disposed 159,000 tonnes of medical waste since late January according to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE).
The report stated that China’s medical waste disposal capacity has reached 6,058 tonnes per day.
Also in Wuhan, the epicentre for coronavirus has reached a capacity from 180 tonnes per day before the outbreak to 667.4 tonnes.
Currently, China has almost 80,881 confirmed coronavirus cases and the deadly virus has also claimed more than 3,200 lives.
