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Basic measures for healthcare and deathcare workers on management of the dead for COVID-19

English version

Author

ICRC

Publication Year

2020

Region

Global

Thematic Area

Forensics

Topic

Emergency / Management of the Dead

Access

Open access

COVID-19 moves from person-to-person via droplets (sneezing and coughing) and contact with surfaces that have become contaminated by someone who is infected. The application and removal of PPE for forensic practitioners, as shown in this video, should be used when performing an aerosol-generating medical procedure such as an autopsy.

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