'Ghosts' scare Indonesians indoors and away from coronavirus April 12, 2020 at 10:15PM

Kepuh village in Indonesia has deployed a cast of "ghosts" to patrol the streets, hoping that age-old superstition will keep people indoors and away from the coronavirus. Head of the village youth group coordinated with the police to use 'pocong'—ghostly figures in white shrouds with powdered faces and kohl-rimmed eyes—to make people practice social distancing.