A cardbaord coffin is seen inside a hearse near a mortuary, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka July 14, 2021. Picture taken July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
COLOMBO (Reuters) - At a factory in Sri Lanka's Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia city, workers use staples and glue to assemble long cardboard boxes, which will be used as coffins for some of the country's coronavirus victims.
The coffin is made out of recycled paper and costs a sixth of the cheapest wooden casket, according to 51-year old Priyantha Sahabandu, the local government official who first came up with the idea.
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