In the event of increased number of deaths, movement of bodies between homes, hospitals, mortuaries, cemeteries and body storage will require large capacities for manual handling and vehicles. Outline arrangements for transporting the dead bodies considering the following aspects:• Know the legislation and regulations in place, including occupational health and safety
• Know who is responsible
• Do they have the capacities?
• Is there any involvement of police/judicial authorities in these cases?
• Where should bodies confirmed positive or suspected to be positive cases of COVID-19 be transported? (Specific morgue/mortuary?)
• When the number of casualties exceeds the capacities for body transportation? Identify the support required in terms of vehicles, infrastructure, materials, human resources. Identify alternatives sources for support and ensure their understanding of their role in the broader response.
• Do they know/understand the required safety or precautionary actions?
• Is the necessary insurance coverage provided for these additional resources not routinely deployed in management of the dead?