Friday, 28 May 2021 10:25 AM MYT
Malaysian Muslim cleric Rafie Zainal and his team members move a body of a Covid-19 victim to a van before burial at a hospital mortuary, in Kuala Lumpur May 23, 2021. ― Reuters pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 ― Malaysian volunteers, who help to give virus victims a Muslim burial, say they are being stretched like never before, as the Southeast Asian country struggles to cope with its worst Covid-19 outbreak since the start of the pandemic.
Dressed in full protective gear, the Malaysian Funeral Management Squad is usually called in by hospitals to help families to pay their last respects in a safe way.
Volunteers who help to give virus victims a Muslim burial say they are being stretched like never before, as Malaysia struggles to cope with its worst Covid-19 outbreak since the start of the pandemic.