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Cement kiln to treat medical waste of COVID-19

6 April 2020
The People's Republic of China identified that cement kilns could support the safe disposal of infectious COVID-19 medical waste, and approached the Huaxin Cement company to assist the government in its response.

Code of practice for emergency co-processing of COVID-19 medical waste in cement kiln (Unofficial translation)

6 April 2020
The CBMF and the Ministry of Environment and Ecology provided an early set of guidance on co-processing medical waste in cement kilns.

Videos: Authorities in India undertaking disinfection activities during COVID-19 outbreak

6 April 2020
Videos showing local authorities in India carry out cleaning and sanitization activities to curb the spread of COVID-19. Video 1: Local authorities in Coimbatore, India using water cannons to spray the streets with disinfectant to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. [via Newsflare] Video 2:…

Videos: Disinfection efforts in the People's Republic of China

6 April 2020
Videos showing local authorities in the People's Republic of China carry out cleaning and sanitization activities to curb the spread of COVID-19. Video 1: Authorities undertaking major sterilization and disinfection activities on main roads, residential communities, and markets in the city of…

Technical Specification on Centralized Disposal of Medical Waste (Trial)

6 April 2020
Technical guidance from the Government of the People's Republic of China on the centralized infectious medical waste management for COVID-19 derived waste in medical facilities and local government units.

Notice on Environmental Management of Medical Waste Caused by COVID-19

6 April 2020
Guidance from the Government of the People's Republic of China on the environmentally sensitive handling of COVID-19 derived medical waste.

Notice on the Management of Medical Waste in Medical Institutions for COVID-19

6 April 2020
Guidance from the Government of the People's Republic of China on the management of COVID-19 derived medical waste in medical facilities and local government units.

Videos: Medical Waste Disposal in the People's Republic of China

6 April 2020
Videos depicting the challenges presented by large volumes of medical waste generated during a COVID-19 outbreak in the People's Republic of China. Video 1: With the COVID-19 ravaging Wuhan, medical waste has been increasing in the city. Infectious medical waste handlers are one of the groups most…

Spillover Effect of Mode Shift of Intercity Travel: Does the Introduction of High-Speed Rail Plays a Role

18 March 2020
High-speed rail (HSR) infrastructure has experienced a rapid development in many countries over the past decades. However, to what the extent the development of HSR influences mode shift of intercity travel and whether the new infrastructure will have any spillover effects? The paper intends to…

Estimating Direct, Indirect, and Induced Employment from Highway Construction in India

18 March 2020
Highway construction is a major employment generator across the world. Assessing four highway projects located in two distinct provinces, the paper illustrates a methodology to develop estimates of employment generation from highway construction in emerging economies like India.