DYING WITH AND FROM COVID-19 -- A WHO GUIDELINE

[00:00] Dr Ngozi Ezike, Illinois Public Health Director: “Technically, even if you died of a clear, alternate cause—but you had Covid at the same time—it’s still listed as a Covid death.Everyone who is listed as a Covid death doesn’t mean that was the cause the cause of the death, but they had Covid at the time of death.” (April 23, 2020)
Original Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEDjjl41xHU&t=0s

[01:11] Ontario Minister of Health Christine Elliott: “There are situations where there are other pre-existing conditions that may actually be the cause of the loss, rather than Covid. Covid is there but may not have been the cause of death.” (June 30, 2020)
Original clip (30 :30 mark) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81uWvH7pjwQ&t=0s

[02:51] Dr. Ezike recalls that about 6% of people globally have died without any underlying health condition; 94% of people died with comorbidities. (Apr 27, 2020)
Original clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp0afdBUzis&t=0s

[03:30] CDC Comorbidities report confirms only 6% of Covid-19 deaths have no underlying conditions (Updated Jan. 21, 2021) https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbm1oQlMteWozc3h2SWRiZFdHOWplNUh6ejFfUXxBQ3Jtc0tra3ZSN0hfWVBZUG80VVdRZUJEeVRrVlROTlQyQWdEdVVIZC1xZ1Jub3JYd1VrR0gyRFdKSFpJZ1J1TnRVX3d0eG1MN3N4cVhDdXlTVlBHNWJDcEJmenBnQjY2cjg3ZnROS2RvRmhGY0RLV0p6U0x5Zw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fnchs%2Fnvss%2Fvsrr%2Fcovid_weekly%2Findex.htm