Staying safe: A municipality worker being sprayed with disinfectant at the funeral of a Covid-19 victim in Jakarta, Indonesia. — Reuters
The number of funerals in Jakarta rose sharply in March, a development the governor of Indonesia’s capital city said suggested that deaths from Covid-19 may be higher than officially reported.
Nearly 4,400 burials occurred in March, 40% higher than any month since at least January, 2018, according to a Reuters review of statistics from the city’s Department of Parks and Cemeteries.
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