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AIIMS doctors to study how long the coronavirus can survive in a dead body

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Amid rising number of coronavirus cases, AIIMS doctors are contemplating autopsy of a COVID-19 victim to study how long the coronavirus can survive in a dead body and if it can transmit the infection, the Delhi hospital's forensic chief said on Thursday. The study will also help ascertain how the virus affects the organs, Dr Sudhir Gupta said. An informed consent will be obtained from the legal heirs of the deceased for it.