Question: Should biohazardous waste from a coronavirus patient be handled differently than from other patients?

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Frequently Asked Questions about Biosafety and COVID-19
section_headers: Specimen Handling
How should laboratory personnel remove biohazardous waste from the laboratory or testing area for decontamination and disposal?
section_content: Handle laboratory waste from testing suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patient
specimens as all other biohazardous waste in the laboratory. Currently, there
is no evidence to suggest that this laboratory waste needs additional
packaging or disinfection procedures.
For additional information, refer to the following:

Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) (5th edition)


Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Specifies that coronavirus waste can be handled like other biohazardous waste.
The answer is short and to the point, but it clearly answers the question. It gives a direct answer to whether COVID waste needs to be handled differently.

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Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Clinical Questions about COVID-19: Questions and Answers
section_headers: Waste Management
What do waste management companies need to know about wastewater and sewage coming from a healthcare facility or community setting with either a known COVID-19 patient or person under investigation (PUI)?
section_content: Waste generated in the care of PUIs or patients with confirmed COVID-19 does
not present additional considerations for wastewater disinfection in the
United States. Coronaviruses are susceptible to the same disinfection
conditions in community and healthcare settings as other viruses, so current
disinfection conditions in wastewater treatment facilities are expected to be
sufficient. This includes conditions for practices such as oxidation with
hypochlorite (i.e., chlorine bleach) and peracetic acid, as well as
inactivation using UV irradiation.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
On a certain level, the answer does talk about the question of how waste from COVID patients should be handled. But it focuses more on wastewater treatment, rather than the direct handling and disposal of COVID waste, which is more than likely what the question is actually asking about.
Specifies that coronavirus wastewater can be be treated like other wastewater.

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Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Clinical Questions about COVID-19: Questions and Answers
section_headers: Waste Management
Do wastewater and sewage workers need any additional protection when handling untreated waste from healthcare or community setting with either a known COVID-19 patient or PUI?
section_content: Wastewater workers should use standard practices including basic hygiene
precautions and
wear the recommended
PPE as
prescribed for their current work tasks when handling untreated waste. There
is no evidence to suggest that employees of wastewater plants need any
additional protections in relation to COVID-19.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
In some ways, the answer does relate to the question. But it is more likely that the question is talking about the general disposal and handling of waste from COVID patients. The answer is specific to wastewater treatment plants. This is not likely what the person posing the question is really looking for.
Specifically states that COVID-19 wastewater can be handled like other wastewater.

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