Waking a sleeping Cohen when there is a dead body in his room

Question

Is there an obligation to wake a sleeping Cohen when a person has passed away in his room, or since he is sleeping and considered as if he were legally incapable, and there is no need to wake him?

Answer

There is a commandment for anyone who knows that he is a Cohen to wake him in a case of biblical impurity, such as being in the same tent as a deceased person. However, in a case of rabbinic impurity, such as when the windows and doors are closed and the impurity has no way of leaving the room, there is no need to wake him.

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