This content was published on May 27, 2022 – 05:13
Shanghai (China), May 27 (EFE).- Controversy rages on Chinese networks after several media outlets published that the southeastern metropolis of Shenzhen requires that the deceased who come from confined areas undergo a covid test before cremating them. .
According to the local press, when entering the funeral section of the local government’s mobile application, a pop-up window appears specifying that the relatives of the deceased must not only provide their death certificate but also a negative covid test.
The local authorities confirmed this requirement, although they clarified that it is not necessary for the family to take the deceased to a testing center to undergo a PCR, but rather that health personnel can travel to carry out an emergency test, the results of which can be obtained in about two hours. .
A funeral home worker indicated, in statements to the Xinmin Weekly media, that when receiving bodies of people living in confined areas, they should subject them to “detection (of covid) and disinfection” processes to avoid risks of contagion, alleging that, according to According to some studies, the coronavirus does not deactivate just after the death of the host.
The weekly affirms that carrying out a PCR on the deceased is a “sentinel” measure to protect both their relatives and the workers who participate in the funeral process.
However, a legal expert clarified that, according to Chinese law, the rights and duties of people go from the moment of birth to the moment of death, so family members cannot be charged with the obligation to carry out proof of identity. covid to the deceased.
“If the family of the deceased refuses to submit him to a nucleic acid test, the legal basis to penalize them is insufficient,” he says.
Shenzhen, one of the most important cities in the country with its more than 17.5 million inhabitants, was one of the focuses of the latest outbreaks of covid -caused by the omicron variant-, although it managed to stop it quickly. EFE
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