Sabah undertakers overwhelmed as deaths rise


KOTA KINABALU: Undertakers, especially those involved in dealing with Covid-19 related deaths, are working back to back with little time to rest, following the increasing number of Covid-19 related deaths in Sabah.

Yunizam Yusop, who runs a free hearse service in Sandakan, said his team handled three to four cases on average per day, but there had been instances where they had to take 10 cases in just one day.

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