Infection Prevention and Control for the Safe Management of a Dead Body in the Context of COVID-19

Published 2020
Type Guidelines
Theme Public Information and Advocacy
Language English
Pages: 6
Uploader Maria Manoj
Publisher(s) World Health Organization
Sector(s)
Location(s) All Countries
Author(s) WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Disaster(s) Pandemic
Rights World Health Organization
Source: Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities in the Context of Covid-19
Find more on these topics Covid-19, Management of dead body, Infection prevention and control, Body preparation, Environment cleaning and control, Autopsy controls, Personal protective equipment, Home Burials
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This document can also be found on the Official website of the World Health Organization (WHO) at https://apps.who.int/iris/

This interim guidance is for all those, including managers of health care facilities and mortuaries, religious and public health authorities, and families, who tend to the bodies of persons who have died of suspected or confirmed COVID-19.

This resource is part of a Collection of similar guidelines entitled "COVID-19: Management of the Dead", and it is included in the series of Collections supporting response to Covid-19 outbreak. Collections are monitored daily and new content is added.