"We're afraid of getting COVID-19," said Arjuna, but added there was no suggestion of stopping the open-air burial process. SEE ALSO: Covid-19 crisis calls for more budgeting accountability"This makes us feel connected to our loved ones," Arjuna said. SEE ALSO: Disease puts 1 in 5 globally at severe COVID-19 risk: study"Locals won't take anything because it belongs to the dead. But these open-air burials are now so rooted in the culture that few expect much to change in Trunyan, even as the pandemic ravages the world. "It's relatively easier to prevent infections in isolated and faraway places," said Bali's virus taskforce chief Dewa Made Indra.

Source: Standard Digital June 16, 2020 05:01 UTC