Guidance document

Covid-19: guidelines on dead body management

English version
Author
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (EMR Division)
Publication Year
2020
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Thematic Area
Forensics / Law & Policies
Topic
Emergency / Management of the Dead
Access
Open access

Being a new disease there is knowledge gap on how to dispose of dead body of a suspect or confirmed case of COVID-19. This guideline is based on the current epidemiological knowledge about the COVID-19.

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