Vancouver Sun

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A village in Indonesia has deployed a cast of “ghosts” to patrol the streets, hoping that age-old superstiti­on will keep people indoors and safely away from the coronaviru­s. Known as “pocong,” the ghostly figures are typically wrapped in white shrouds with powdered faces and kohl-rimmed eyes. In Indonesian folklore they represent the trapped souls of the dead. Naturally, instead of keeping people in, they brought them out to catch a glimpse of the apparition­s.

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