Current Events > Chile counts people dead from coronavirus as recovered bc they're not contagious

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https://www.newsweek.com/chile-counts-those-who-died-coronavirus-recovered-because-theyre-no-longer-contagious-health-1497775

Cases of the novel coronavirus in Chile have climbed past 7,500, including 82 deaths, while over 2,300 have recovered from infection as of Tuesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

But coronavirus patients in Chile who have died are being counted among the country's recovered population because they are "no longer contagious," Chile's Health Minister Jaime Maalich said this week.

"We have 898 patients who are no longer contagious, who are not a source of contagion for others and we include them as recovered. These are the people who have completed 14 days of diagnosis or who unfortunately have passed away," Maalich announced at a press conference.
It is unknown when Chile began including the dead among the number of people who have recovered. But the calculation has reportedly been adopted following validation by international health experts, the government claims.

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lolwtf

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Big Brain move

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Brilliant

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why is a casual sit down restaurant counting corona victims

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Ivynn posted...

Big Brain move

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But they are still contagious, to the people that handle the bodies.
It's not like the virus just disappears as soon as they die

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That isnt even true though.

The virus doesnt instantly perish when the host does.

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