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. 2022 Jul 12;20(6):6117–6130. doi: 10.1007/s13762-022-04357-8

Table 1.

Increase in medical waste due to COVID-19

City Population (in million) Healthcare waste (tones per day) Additional healthcare waste generated during COVID-19 (tones per day) % Increase
Manila 14 47 280 496
Jakarata 10.6 35 212 506
Bangkok 10.5 35 210 500
Ha Noi 8 27 160 493
Kuala Lumpur 7.7 26 154 492