Interim Guidance: Death Care Services and Handling of Dead Bodies During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic

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Interim Guidance: Death Care Services and Handling of Dead Bodies During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic

09/23/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Government of Canada. Published: 9/23/2020. This guidance is intended for death care providers, including funeral homes, cemeteries and crematorium operators, medical examiners, coroners, medical personnel, and any other personnel community members in remote and isolated communities, who will be handling dead bodies of deceased persons confirmed or suspected to have been infected with COVID-19, or in regions with high levels of community transmission. (Text)