{"id":16923,"date":"2020-04-16T12:21:14","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T12:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virusreports.net\/scientists-in-thailand-say-coronavirus-appears-to-have-spread-to-medical-examiner-from-remains\/"},"modified":"2020-04-16T12:21:14","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T12:21:14","slug":"scientists-in-thailand-say-coronavirus-appears-to-have-spread-to-medical-examiner-from-remains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/virusreports.net\/scientists-in-thailand-say-coronavirus-appears-to-have-spread-to-medical-examiner-from-remains\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists in Thailand Say Coronavirus Appears to Have Spread to Medical Examiner From Remains"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nOut of Thailand, a coronavirus first: a case in which the infection appears to have spread out from a remains to a medical examiner. “Not simply the medical inspectors, but morgue specialists and the people in funeral houses require to take extra care,” says Angelique Corthals. At the end of March, amid reports that temples were refusing to hold funeral services, Thailand’s Department of Medical Provider had said that remains could not spread the illness.\n<\/p>\n

\nHealth agencies have actually given that put up varying messages. The CDC, for example, keeps in mind “we are still learning how [the virus] spreads” and encourages that “individuals should consider not touching the body of somebody who has actually died of COVID-19” The World Health Organization says although contagious agents “do not endure long in the human body after death,” those who deal with dead bodies are at threat of contracting health problems such as E. coli, cholera, and tuberculosis. Public Health England notes that “those handling bodies must be conscious that there is most likely to be a continuing threat of infection from the body fluids and tissues of cases where coronavirus … infection” is determined, per Service Insider. In the meantime, Corthals suggests all those who work with remains use personal protective devices. “We need to look after the people who take care of the dead,” she informs BuzzFeed. (Find out more coronavirus stories.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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