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Medical waste left scattered in open after COVID tests creates panic 7/1/2020 12:17:46 AM ASHWANI SHARMA EARLY TIMES REPORT UDHAMPUR, June 30: In an utter act of negligence, the health workers have left the medical waste scattered after testing people for COVID-19 in the Red Zone area of Shakti Nagar in the town here. Spotting of the medical waste spread panic in the area as many stake holders expressed resentment against the irresponsible attitude of the health workers. “For the last three days the authorities are doing door to door screening and have started testing in the last two days,” ex-Sarpanch of the area Balbir Singh said. He expressed resentment and concern over the disbanding of medical wastes after conducting the tests. “Being the rural area people here are not much aware and are very innocent. If by chance they come in contact with the medical waste there are chances of them getting infected. The concerned officers should take a cognizance of this,” he maintained. When contacted DC Udhampur Dr Piyush Singhla said that the left over medical waste not held any potential of spreading the infections and are insignificant in this regard. “Had the health workers done something like that I would have taken strict action against them,” he added.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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