Precaution and management in handling dead bodies in covid 19 pandemic by the health care worker

Abstract

The development of a new human coronavirus, which is known as‘SARS-CoV-2’, that causes serious infection of the respiratory tractin humans, affects every country of the world and has become a concern to the global health. Since the virus was first identified in December 2019, the number of deaths increased exponentially, leading countries around the world to increase emergency measures to fight the virus. Since the COVID-19 pandemic does not distinguish its sufferer, it is of paramount importance to draw up a strategy for the management and protection of the dead for all suspected or verified cases of COVID-19, including the unidentified deceased, as an important part of the forensic humanitarian action approach. In this article, a general idea on how to precautions and management should be done by the health care worker of the dead bodies of COVID 19 is given. Wherever possible, families must be given every opportunity and assistance to regret their loved ones, even in times of this pandemic, to maintain a level of nobility and respect appropriate to them. This article provides information to health care workers about the precautions to be taken by a health care worker in managing the dead bodies in the COVID 19 pandemic.