No, dead bodies don't spread Coronavirus: AIIMS clears air after cremation controversy
"Coronavirus can not spread through dead bodies. It spreads from respiratory secretion. Coughing is necessary for the spread of this virus. So there is no risk in cremating the infected bodies, said Dr Randeep Guleria;
New Delhi: With controversy being created over the cremation of the 68-year-old Delhi woman who passed away due to coronavirus infection following co-morbidity, doctors with AIIMS have attempted to clarify that there is no safety issues while cremation of bodies whose patients had succumbed to the disease
Clearing the air on the matter, Dr Randeep Guleria, Director of AIIMS said: "Coronavirus can not spread through dead bodies. It spreads from respiratory secretion. Coughing is necessary for the spread of this virus. So there is no risk in cremating the infected bodies."
The clarification came after some reports surfaced that there was a controversy over the cremation of the 68-year-old Delhi woman who passed away due to coronavirus infection following co-morbidity.
The staff from Delhi's two crematorium allegedly denied conducting the last rites, fearing that the virus might spread to other humans who come in contact with the deceased. Hence, the officials from Delhi Municipal Corporation and team of doctors had to be present during the last rites of the deceased.
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