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WHO has issued interim guidance on infection prevention and control for the safe management of a dead body in the context of #COVID19.

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Except in cases of hemorrhagic fevers (such as Ebola, Marburg) and cholera, dead bodies are generally not infectious.

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Except in cases of hemorrhagic fevers (such as Ebola, Marburg) and cholera, dead bodies are generally not infectious. https://bit.ly/2JWte00&q... #COVID19 #coronavirus

It is a common myth that persons who have died of a communicable disease should be cremated, but this is not true.
Cremation is a matter of cultural choice and available resources
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To date there is no evidence of persons having become infected from exposure to the bodies of persons who died from #COVID19

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To date there is no evidence of persons having become infected from exposure to the bodies of persons who died from #COVID19 https://bit.ly/2JWte00&q... #coronavirus

Family & friends may view the body of their relative who died of #COVID19 after it has been prepared for burial.

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