HUNDREDS of garbage collectors in Kuala Lumpur are at risk of catching Covid 19 in the course of carrying out their duties, as they are exposed to contamination.
A Kuala Lumpur lawmaker who has been observing them since the government introduced the movement control order on March 18 said the workers had not been told to separate the waste they collect, especially hazardous waste.
He said when he approached the waste contractors in his area and asked why they were not separating the face masks into a different bin, the workers merely shrugged their shoulders. Professor Dr G. Jayakumar, professor of occupational health at the Faculty of Medicine in Melaka Manipal Medical College, said stating that cleaning contractors risked contaminated from the discarded face masks was pushing it a bit far.
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