Coronavirus is proving to be one of the most contagious viruses ever recorded – its spread has been dramatic to reach almost two million today.
And now, in a shocking new development, scientists suspect it is still contagious even after the victim has died, it has been reported.
A pathologist working in a forensic medicine unit in Bangkok, Thailand, died after performing an autopsy on a victim of Covid-19, Newsweek reports.
Details of the case were revealed in a letter published in the Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. The letter, written by Won Sriwijitalai of Bangkok's RVT Medical Center and Viroj Wiwanitkit of India's DY Patil University, said: "according to our best knowledge, this is the first report on Covid-19 infection and