From Baghdad to Gaza, the disposable masks and gloves that remain in high demand to protect populations from the coronavirus pandemic are discarded after use, adding to pollution (AFP Photo/PATRICK BAZ)
AFP: Gloves and masks litter Middle East amid virus panic
Beirut (AFP) - While walking in Beirut during the coronavirus lockdown recently, Omar Frangieh was struck by the number of face masks and gloves littering the Lebanese capital.
The photographer, concerned that contaminated waste could itself transmit the disease, took 200 photos of discarded personal protective equipment and posted them in a Facebook album he titled "Invaders in Beirut".
From Baghdad to Gaza, the disposable masks and gloves that remain in high demand to protect populations from the coronavirus pandemic are discarded after use, adding to pollution.
"The major concern though is the fact that this protective equipment is turned into a health hazard by being littered all over Beirut streets," Frangieh told AFP.
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WNU Editor: You do not have to go to the Middle East to see gloves and masks litter the ground. I live in Montreal, and on my last stay in the city I went to a store to pick up some groceries located in an area that is predominantly immigrant. Gloves and masks were on the ground everywhere. It all comes down to culture, and educating people that this is a stupid way to get rid of contaminated waste.
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