MANAGEMENT OF CORPSES WITH COVID-19: PERSPECTIVE ON CASES IN INDONESIA

Author: Summy Hastry Purwanti ¹ ; Cipta Pramana ²
Author Information

1. Department of Forensic, Bhayangkara R. Said Sukanto Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.
2. Departement of Obstetrics and Gynecology, K.R.M.T Wongsonegoro General Hospital Semarang/Medical Faculty Tarumanagara University Jakarta, Indonesia.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: COVID-19; Corpseâ€™s; Forensic Practitioners
MeSH: COVID-19
From:Journal of University of Malaya Medical Centre 2020;23(Special Issue COVID19):6-9
CountryMalaysia
Language:English
Abstract: The pandemic outbreak caused by COVID-19 has been spreading throughout the world including Indonesia. The high number of infection cases and deaths due to Covid-19 and the lack of experience in managing corpses (post mortem) caused by COVID-19 disease creates defiance for forensic practitioners and the general public. Indonesia has extra challenges because there are still people who refuse to bury corpses known to be COVID-19 victims in their areas. This paper reviews and summarizes the experience of how to deal with a corpse case with COVID-19 including how to bury such a corpse hence providing a perspective view for the future.
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