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When death from coronavirus is a matter of interpretation

If a person has a serious illness or injury then becomes infected with the virus, both conditions can be listed as a cause of death.

A priest gives funeral rites at Salvador cemetery during the coronavirus outbreak, near to Vitoria, northern Spain on Monday.
A priest gives funeral rites at Salvador cemetery during the coronavirus outbreak, near to Vitoria, northern Spain on Monday.Read moreAlvaro Barrientos / AP