Modern Mortuary Complex Plan in Covid-19 Era

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemicis the most burning health emergency worldwide now a days and all health professionals are called to give  support in the diagnosis, treatment of patients and management of dead bodies affected by this disease. Different modes of transmission of  corona virus is well established, however aerosol generating procedure has significant importance for mortuary during autopsy. The risk of  infection can be minimized by using standard universal precautions for autopsy dissection procedure, applying high bio-safety levels,  using negative pressure and laminar flow system for ventilation, UV irradiation for sterilization, virtual autopsy etc. The aim can be  achieved by constructing the mortuary complex in more planned way like area division, ventilation planning, environmental disinfection,  individual protection, autopsy procedure, virtual autopsy, preservation and transportation of dead body and waste disposal management.  The present manuscript describes in detail about modern mortuary complex during the pandemic era of covid-19.