Overwhelmed Indonesian coffin maker issues Covid-19 warning, SE Asia News & Top Stories – The Straits Times


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JAKARTA (REUTERS) - At a workshop located in a Jakarta cemetery, coffin maker Olaskar Purba and his team are hard at work. They staple together boxes made of plywood and paint them brown. The coffins are then fitted with a lining and covered in plastic before being taken away for use. "Before the (coronavirus) cases spiked, we usually made only up to 10 coffins in one day," said the 62-year-old, looking weary. "But now it has reached 30 orders per day, and it's double the work." Indonesia is battling one of Asia's worst coronavirus outbreaks, fuelled by the rapid spread...