Samir Acharya

Today 98 persons have been tested positive, the largest number in a single day so far.

It was not unexpected. We had been discarding used masks of all descriptions here, there and everywhere without any efforts at sterilising it or its safe disposal.

Several million used masks are lying around in dumps, roadside and damp landfills. No wonder these dragon seeds are infecting the people now. Even now we continue to add to these seeds.. It is about time that something be done for safe disposal of these masks..

One effective way could be to use the sanitary napkin incinerators already procured by many departments including schools, colleges, hospitals etc. These cpuldy be put to use to defuse the Covid Time Bomb.

If only we can make this operational on a war footing. Also by making standard operating procedure of disposal of masks either by incinerating or otherwise.