Overwhelmed Indonesian coffin maker issues COVID-19 warning

FILE PHOTO: A coffin maker prepares planks for coffins ordered for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victims at a workshop inside a funeral complex in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/File Photo

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.