Forensic pathologists beware: COVID-19 lives on in blood after death
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“We are used to dealing with contagious pathogens like tuberculosis, hepatitis and HIV. COVID-19 is different only in that there is currently no treatment… and it is more resilient in that it sticks around the dead body after death,” Melinek recently told The Times of Israel.
“[COVID-19] is a respiratory pathogen and can be transmitted via respiratory droplets, but also through the blood of a viremic patient. Even though decedents don’t cough, they can expel bodily fluids while they are being moved or transported,” she explained.
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She added that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) currently does not recommend performing an autopsy in COVID-19 positive patients for diagnosis.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/forensic-pathologists-beware-covid-19-lives-on-in-blood-after-death/
Awful headline - the virus is not alive.
And the article says nothing about how long COVID-19 is infective in blood. That would seem to be a pretty important thing to know.
Sloppy journalism.
"Forensic pathologists beware: COVID-19 lives on in blood after death... She added that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) currently does not recommend performing an autopsy in COVID-19 positive patients for diagnosis."