The UN health agency reported on Tuesday that tens of thousands of tons of extra medical waste has strained waste management systems and is threatening both health and the environment.
As the world battles the Omicron wave of Covid-19, the WHO has urged nations to ease curbs slowly and exercise caution. Meanwhile, the US is moving closer to authorisation of vaccines for children under 5. Here are all the latest Covid updates from across the world.
The World Health Organization says overuse of gloves, “moon suits” and the use of billions of masks and vaccination syringes to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus have spurred a huge glut of health care waste worldwide. The U.N. health agency reports that tens of thousands of tons of…