First case of a dead patient passing on coronavirus to a medical examiner is reported in Thailand

First case of a dead patient passing on coronavirus to a medical examiner is reported in Thailand
# 14 April 2020 19:45 (UTC +04:00)

A medical examiner in Thailand died after catching coronavirus from a dead patient, scientists believe, APA reports citing Daily Mail.

The forensic worker was infected in Bangkok in what is thought to be the first such case anywhere in the world.

Researchers warned in a letter published in the Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine that forensic workers would have to guard themselves against infection.

Health organisations such as the WHO have urged people handling dead bodies to be careful because it is still not fully understood how the virus spreads.

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