Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)

Notices

Directions from the Department of Health to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in South Africa

6. Disposal waste and sanitation of equipment from quarantine or treatment facility

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(1) All waste from a quarantine facility must be isolated and classified as high risk medical waste and must be incinerated at the approved waste site

 

(2) All waste inside the quarantine facility must be isolated prior to being disposed of and handled.

 

(3) All equipment used in the quarantine facility must be sterilised first before it can be used again.