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An online repository of guidance documents relevant to COVID-19 for use of York Region Public Health
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Interim guidance: Death care services and handling of dead bodies during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
Interim guidance: Management of mass fatalities during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
Other
BC CDC. Safe Handling of Bodies of Deceased Persons with Suspected or Confirmed COVID19 (May 21)
BC CDC. Safe Handling of Bodies of Deceased Persons with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19: Interim Guidance (Apr 2)
INSPQ. COVID-19: Preventive and protective measures for funeral services businesses
NCCEH. Field inquiry: COVID-19 risks from handling the deceased [Feb 15, 2021]
NCCEH. Death care during the COVID-19 pandemic: understanding the public health risks (Jul 2020)
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Guidance for Certifying Deaths Due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Postmortem guidance
European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC)
Considerations related to the safe handling of bodies of deceased persons with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 [Mar 23, 2020]
Public Health England
COVID-19 Guidance for funerals and commemorative events during the coronavirus pandemic (2021)
COVID-19: guidance for care of the deceased (Updated Jul 31)
Guidance for care of the deceased with suspected or confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) (Apr 20)
World Health Organization
Medical certification, ICD mortality coding, and reporting mortality associated with COVID-19 [Jun 7, 2020]
International guidelines for certification and classification (coding) of COVID-19 as cause of death [Apr 16, 2020]
Infection Prevention and Control for the safe management of a dead body in the context of COVID-19 [Mar 24, 2020]
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Topic Collection. COVID-19 Fatality Management Resources
ASPR TRACIE. ​Postmortem Care (Mar 26)
Minnesota Dept of Health. Funeral and Mortuary Science Guidance (Mar 19)
Royal College of Pathologists. Transmission-based precautions Guidance for care of deceased during COVID-19 pandemic (Mar 19)
Patholgica. Management of the Corpse With Suspect, Probable or Confirmed COVID-19 Respiratory Infection - Italian Interim Recommendations for Personnel Potentially Exposed to Material From Corpses, Including Body Fluids, in Morgue Structures and During Autopsy Practice
Public Health Units
York Region Public Health. FAQS for funeral home operators
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