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Guidance for care of the deceased with suspected or confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19)

17 August 2021

The Public Health England (PHE) guidance has been updated in line with Step 4 of the UK Roadmap

This guidance contains information for:

• members of the public who identify a death outside of a healthcare setting
• first responders managing a death in the community
• general practitioners managing a death outside of a healthcare setting
• staff in adult social care and residential settings including care homes and hospices
• funeral directors and others managing a death in the community
• staff and appropriately trained volunteers* who manage deceased people suspected or confirmed as infected with coronavirus (COVID-19) including:
  • coroners
  • mortuary operators
  • pathologists and anatomical pathology technologists
  • medical practitioners
  • funeral directors and embalmers
• those who are participating in or supporting faith and belief practices that involve close contact with the deceased
• those involved in the transport of the deceased