Indian Daily Times reports that only 1,000 kilos of the 5,000 kilos of infectious hospital waste produced every day by 15 government hospitals was being sent to the incinerator at Children‘‘s Hospital, an official of the Health Department said on Thursday. The official said the 15 hospitals produced 15,000 kilos …
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Indian Daily Times reports that only 1,000 kilos of the 5,000 kilos of infectious hospital waste produced every day by 15 government hospitals was being sent to the incinerator at Children‘‘s Hospital, an official of the Health Department said on Thursday. The official said the 15 hospitals produced 15,000 kilos …
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