The U.S. Department of
Transportation is expected to release new guidelines later on Friday
that will allow hospitals in Texas to safely dispose of Ebola-infected
medical wastes, a DOT official said.
The official said the DOT has issued a special waste
management permit that will allow the Dallas hospital caring for the
U.S. Ebola patient to transport and dispose of medical waste generated
in the care of the patient.
Dallas County officials said separately that a disposal
vendor is in place to transfer any Ebola-infected materials from the
hospital.
The DOT official said the agency will issue other permits to other states should the need arise.
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