Safe management of a dead body COVID-19 (World Health Organization) [September 2020]

This interim guidance “Infection Prevention and Control for the safe management of a dead body in the context of COVID-19” is for all those, including managers of health care facilities and mortuaries, religious and public health authorities, and families, who tend to the bodies of persons who have died of suspected or confirmed COVID-19.

[updated September 2020]

Are you sure you want to delete this "resource"?
This item will be deleted immediately. You cannot undo this action.

Related Resources

Assessment or evaluation, Guidance material
02 Apr 2021
IFRC has undertaken an extensive Operational review to capture evidence and lessons from the more than 23 years of humanitarian support to the affected population of the Chernobyl Nuclear accident in 1986.
Tags: Assessment or evaluation, Guidance material, Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies
Guidance material
23 Jun 2014
This book gives step-by-step advice you can use to clean up, rebuild, and get help after a flood. If you do things right, your flooded home can be cleaned up, dried out, rebuilt, and reoccupied sooner than you think.
Tags: Guidance material, Flood, Post-Disaster Recovery
Guidance material
16 Dec 2013
The aim of this guidance manual is to introduce the user to project/programme planning in a Red Cross Red Crescent environment. It describes the different stages of the planning phase of the “project/programme cycle” within the context of Resul...
Tags: Guidance material