Interim guidance: Management of mass fatalities during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic

The Public Health Agency of Canada, in collaboration with Canadian public health and infection prevention and control (IPC) experts and the Funeral Services Association of Canada, has developed this guidance on public health measures for the management of mass fatalities from COVID-19. The guidance is for local and regional planners, community leaders, funeral service workers, medical examiners, and coroners.

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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 20:52 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 20:52 (UTC)
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open_canada_date_published	2020-04-25 00:00:00
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title_fr	Lignes directrices provisoires : Gestion des décès de masse durant la pandémie de la maladie à coronavirus (COVID-19)
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