Ghostly goings-on: Malaysian phantom on lockdown patrol


This picture taken on April 16, 2020 shows Urabil Alias, 38, wearing a ghost costume as he walks in a residential area to scare people from leaving their houses during the Movement Control Order, limiting the activities of people in Malaysia as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, in Kemaman, a district in Terengganu state. - A ghostly figure with wild hair and a flowing beard is haunting a small Malaysian community in a bid to ensure superstitious residents stay inside during the country's coronavirus lockdown. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP)

KEMAMAN (AFP): A ghostly figure with wild hair and a flowing beard is haunting a small Malaysian community in a bid to ensure superstitious residents stay home during the country's Covid-19 lockdown.

It is not a genuine spirit but local man Muhammad Urabil Alias, who has taken to dressing up in a white robe and mask and going on regular night-time patrols.

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