英雄新传：勇挑重担默默奉献，他们如何安全科学处理武汉医疗废弃物

Medical waste workers play a vital role in disposing of the large amount of medical refuse generated in Wuhan every day. They are very close to the source of the virus and run a high risk of infection, but still devote themselves to fighting the epidemic.

The amount of medical waste has seen a huge increase after the epidemic broke out. "There are about 220 buckets of medical waste every day in our hospital, and one bucket weighs 15 to 20 kilograms," said Liu Zhigang, director of Wuhan Hospital of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine.

During the outbreak, medical waste management requires a stricter standard than normal times, and workers need to take various steps in garbage disinfection, transfer and handover.

在抗击新冠肺炎疫情过程中，除了前线医护人员，负责处理医疗废弃物的人员也离感染源非常近，危险性很高。每天，在武汉的医院里，大量的医疗废弃物需要经过严密的流程进行称重、消毒、转运，每一个步骤不允许出现任何疏忽和差错。“最忙的时候，一天只能睡2-3个小时”，虽然辛苦，但医疗废弃物团队的处理人员以专业的技术为抗击疫情提供保障，用科学的坚守筑起疾控的每一道防线。向他们致敬！