Volunteer undertakers bear the dead from Indonesian homes as COVID-19 deaths rise

Novi Bawazir, 42, accompanied by her 11-year-old son, Muhammad Faith Atthalah, cries as they attend the burial of Novi's 64-year-old mother, Yoyoh Sa'diah, who passed away due to complications related to COVID-19 whilst isolating at her home, in Bogor, West Java province, Indonesia, July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

BOGOR, Indonesia (Reuters) - After his work as a taxi driver dried up because of Indonesia's new coronavirus restrictions, Ardi Novriansyah offered his driving skills to help his home city's buckling medical system.

Ardi, 41, is one of about 35 volunteers in Bogor, south of Jakarta, who recover the bodies of people that have died from COVID-19 while isolating at home.