Restriction of autopsies during the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy: prudence or fear?

As a pathologist who, for many years, has been dedicating himself to the execution of autopsies – among other things – I am obliged to make some criticisms of the article published in Pathologica “Management of the corpse with suspect, probable or confirmed COVID-19 respiratory infection – Italian interim recommendations for personnel potentially exposed to material from corpses, including body fluids, in morgue structures and during autopsy practice”, and pose some questions to the authors.