Bengal authorized parents of people who died from contagion (representation)
Calcutta:
The West Bengal government has decided to allow family members to view the body of a suspected COVID-19 patient before it is disposed of without waiting for the test results to come, the minister said on Tuesday. Chief Mamata Banerjee.
The decision was made from a human perspective, she said.
Ms Banerjee said that, according to Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines, there was no difference between the protocols to be followed for the disposal of bodies of confirmed COVID-19 patients and those of suspected patients.
“But the problem is, if the deceased is a suspected COVID case, it takes around 10 to 12 hours for test reports to arrive. Family members have to wait until that. Now it doesn’t. is not necessary to wait. We will allow to see the body for half an hour, but it will be inside a blanket. Disposal will be done according to the guidelines of the CIRM, “she said. declared.
The West Bengal government has allowed relatives of those who died from the contagion to view the body for 30 minutes to pay their final respects, but they must maintain certain standards.
Ms Banerjee called on people to take precautionary measures and follow sanitation practices to fight the pandemic.
She also warned people about dengue fever which affects people during the monsoon.
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