Scientists Have Reported The First Case Of The Coronavirus Spreading From A Dead Body

[SheltieLover]

[link:https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/danvergano/coronavirus-spread-dead-body-coroner|

Thailand is reporting the first fatal case of the novel coronavirus being transmitted from a dead patient to a medical examiner, a finding that experts say adds to safety concerns for morgue and funeral home workers amid the global pandemic.

“This is the first report on COVID-19 infection and death among medical personnel in a Forensic Medicine unit,” said a Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine study released on Sunday.

“The disinfection procedure used in operation rooms might be applied in pathology/forensic units too,” wrote the authors, Won Sriwijitalai of the RVT Medical Center in Bangkok and Viroj Wiwanitkit of China’s Hainan Medical University. “At present, there is no data on the exact number of COVID-19 contaminated corpses since it is not a routine practice to examine for COVID-19 in dead bodies in Thailand.”

[7wo7rees]

1. And really? Is there anyone paying attention that did not see this coming?

Yeah, not me, not the 7wo7rees household for a minute..... sorry.
Ms 7wo7rees

[SheltieLover]

2. IKR!

😳

[Pacifist Patriot]

3. I was surprised to see the headline.

But because I realized I've assumed it had to have happened already.

[2naSalit]

6. I thought they would have known that was possible. ...nt

[Skidmore]

4. Another article on the topic.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/forensic-pathologists-beware-covid-19-lives-on-in-blood-after-death/

[tavernier]

7. I don't understand.

Why would the virus instantly disappear from a body once death occurs. It’s not like they suddenly become a ghost. If it stays on plastic and metal items for days, surely it will cling to skin. What am I missing?

[dalton99a]

8. The Infection Hazards of Human Cadavers:

http://isid.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ISID_GUIDE_THE_INFECTION_HAZARDS_OF_HUMAN_CADAVERS.pdf