Environmental news speed view 丨 crisis?The Ministry of Ecology and Environment responded!(Global Times)

Recently, foreign media reported that large -scale normalized nucleic acid tests carried out by China were "being causing an ecological crisis" -the large number of medical waste, including cotton swabs, and the risk of "improper disposal", which will give the environment to the environment And the health of the people "pose a threat". A spokesman for the Ministry of Ecology and Environment on the 23rd on the 23rd, during the exclusive response of the reporter of the Global Times that the ability of my country's medical waste routine and emergency response capabilities can fully meet the treatment of medical waste, including nucleic acid detection waste, need. At present, all medical waste has been properly disposed of, and it has basically achieved Nissan Nissan.

"Medical workers in protective clothing use plastic cotton swabs into the throat of millions of people every day. New burden. "France -France -France -France -France -French media and other foreign media have recently accused my country's epidemic prevention policies from a" clear "perspective.

Agence France -Presse said in the report that the number of medical waste caused by the daily routine of the new crown epidemic is almost unprecedented in human history, and large -scale normalized nucleic acid testing will bring new challenges. At present, China will be new every day every day. Add dozens of new crown infections, and the increase in positive cases will come with some infected detection kits, masks and personal protection equipment. "If it is not handled properly, these medical waste will pollute the soil and water channel, which pose a threat to the environment and people's health."

The report also questioned China's medical waste disposal ability, saying that the medical waste disposal system in rural areas in China has always been "unbearable." The surge in medical waste is likely to promote "improper disposal" of some local governments in medical waste, such as "pouring directly on temporary garbage landfills".

At the press conference of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment held on the morning of the 23rd, the spokesman for the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Liu Youbin, answered questions from the Global Times reporter, introduced the current medical waste's current medical waste to respond to related questions.

Liu Youbin said that the Ministry of Ecology and Environment attaches great importance to the environmental supervision and service of medical institutions and facilities. Since the epidemic in the new coronary pneumonia, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment has jointly introduced a number of documents that strengthen medical waste disposal capabilities and regulatory work, and related technical specifications, and vigorously improve the ability to deal with medical waste and regulatory levels.

"At the same time, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment also guided and urged the full coverage of medical institutions and facilities and environmental supervision services, and medical waste was collected and handled in a timely manner. Medical wastewater timely and effectively collecting and handling the total requirements of the two 100%'of the two 100%'. The local area has also accelerated the construction of medical waste disposal capacity, and the disposal capacity has been significantly improved. "Liu Youbin said.

According to data provided by Liu Youbin, in 2019, 1.18 million tons of medical waste generated in my country in 2019, the disposal capacity of the year was 1.54 million tons/year. In 2021, the medical waste generated in my country was 1.4 million tons, and the annual disposal capacity reached 2.15 million tons, an increase of 39%over the epidemic. "In addition, various places have also actively prepared a group of emergency treatment facilities such as incineration facilities such as hazardous waste, which can start to ensure emergency treatment at any time." Liu Youbin emphasized that the routine and emergency response capabilities of my country's medical waste can meet The treatment needs of medical waste.

As for the recent period of domestic epidemic, after the trend of high incidence, the disposal of medical waste, Liu Youbin further introduced, "From the recent situation of our scheduling, the medical waste treatment situation in high risk regions in the country is generally generally generally. Steady and orderly. For the past three months, the daily load rate of medical waste treatment facilities in cities and prefectures and municipalities in high -risk areas involved in epidemic conditions across the country has been less than 90%, of which 97%are less than 80%and 66%of 66%. The region is less than 50%, and all medical waste has been properly disposed of, and basically achieves Nissan. "

Liu Youbin said that the Ministry of Ecology and Environment will continue to pay attention to the production and disposal of medical waste, actively cooperate with the health and health department to do a good job in the classification management and reserved treatment of nucleic acid testing waste, further strengthen the environmental supervision of nucleic acid testing waste, ensure the people’s people’s people’s people’s. Safe and health.

Source | Global Times Reporter | Fan Wei, Shanyu

Edit | Xu Pingping

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