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'Photos of bodies stacked at hospitals are real': Malaysia undertakers struggle as Covid-19 deaths soar
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The number of deaths due to Covid-19 in Malaysia is so high, undertakers are struggling to bury the dead as families grieve without saying their final goodbyes.
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KUALA LUMPUR - Undertaker Muhammad Rafieudin Zainal Rasid now handles as many as 30 Covid-19 funerals a day. Last year, he handled one such funeral a week or possibly one every two weeks.
The number of Covid-19 fatalities in Malaysia began multiplying in April, rising to a record 207 on Monday (July 26) and also Tuesday.
