A family in Siaya County of Kenya demands autopsy for kin buried at wee hours of the night.

The family of a man said to have died from Corona virus and hurriedly buried in Siaya County of Kenya ,now wants the body exhumed and postmortem be performed.The family spokes man who is also the victim's brother,said yesterday in a phone interview that the family was demanding a postmortem examination to establish the real cause of death of Mr.James Onyango,a suspected Covid-19 Victim.Thoughts?

 

Following the directives and guidelines by the Emergency Response Team in Kenya, The Ministry of Health, and The World Health Organization, immediate disposal of bodies of deaths resulting from the Corona Virus Disease is necessary. Hurries in burying the remains of the late had no reason to be condemned. However, dignity should also be accorded to the deads as they have not committed crimes by contracting and dying of COVID-19. Exhuming the body for autopsy might bring more harm than good as this could lead to more contraction of the disease as the body bag, and the body could be contaminated.