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Used PPE spills onto footpath outside Melbourne aged care home with 108 links to coronavirus – ABC News
Used PPE and other medical waste from an aged care home with more than 100 coronavirus cases linked to it is spilling onto the street in Melbourne’s west, and leaving residents fearful the virus could spread into their community.
Bags of used personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical waste are spilling onto the footpath outside an aged care home that has more than 100 confirmed cases of coronavirus.
Key points:
- Industry insiders say volumes of medical waste have more than doubled since stage 4 restrictions were introduced
- Brimbank City Council has issued Cumberland Manor Aged Care with an improvement notice requiring the operators to screen and securely store waste on site
- It is unde…
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