Guidance document
Guidance for care of the deceased with suspected or confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19)
Author
Department of Health and Social Care (Public Health England) of the United Kingdom
Publication Year
2020
Region
Europe and Central Asia
Thematic Area
Law & Policies
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Forensics
/
Families
Topic
Management of the Dead
Access
Open access
The document gathers advices primarily designed to assist people who are required to manage the bodies of deceased persons infected with coronavirus (COVID-19).
This guidance has been developed to ensure that: the bodies of those people who have died as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19) are treated with sensitivity, dignity and respect and that people who work in these services and mourners are protected from infection.
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