Perspectives on the death investigation during the COVID-19 pandemic
The pandemic of COVID-19 caused by 2019-nCoV outbreaks in most of the countries, has subsequently spread rapidly and become a pandemic worldwide. Due to the strong infectivity of COVID-19 and lack of experience of performing an autopsy in infectious disease-induced death, the pandemic created some c...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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Series: | Forensic Science International: Synergy |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589871X20300334 |
Summary: | The pandemic of COVID-19 caused by 2019-nCoV outbreaks in most of the countries, has subsequently spread rapidly and become a pandemic worldwide. Due to the strong infectivity of COVID-19 and lack of experience of performing an autopsy in infectious disease-induced death, the pandemic created some challenges for forensic practitioners. In this article, we summarize the experience of how we handle the confirmed or suspected infectious cases and give some perspectives for the future. |
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ISSN: | 2589-871X |