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Published 12:37 15 Feb 2022 GMT
The 41-year-old went missing during rough weather near the city of Chieti/Via UnSplash[/caption]
During a routine covid test during the autopsy, doctors at Italy’s D’Annunzio University found that the man tested positive. Over a 41-day period, 28 tests were carried out on the man's corpse and all came back positive, with the body being stored at 4C in the morgue at Chieti Hospital.
“The present case shows the persistence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA up to 41 days after death,” the researchers from the university’s Center for Advanced Studies and Technology wrote.
“Data about its persistence are of fundamental importance for pathologists to understand when the handling of the corpse is safe, and further studies are needed to estimate the virus contagiousness.”
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28 tests were carried out on the man's corpse and all came back positive over 41 days/Via UnSplash[/caption]
Further tests were unable to be completed due to the man's funeral arrangements.
Scientists warned that this instance the “importance of postmortem swabs in all autopsy cases, and not only in potential severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2-related death.” Scientists have also emphasised the importance of long-term testing despite low initial viral loads.
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