Delta strains lead to surge in cases, Sri Lanka people use "paper coffin"

Delta strains lead to surge in cases, Sri Lanka people use "paper coffin"
In a factory in Sri Lanka, workers use nails and glue to assemble long -version cartons, and these cartons will be used to bury the new crown of the country. "Reuters in the news on the 24th wrote that as the epidemic caused by Delta's strains spread, the number of deaths in the Sri Lanka epidemic has recently increased, which led many people to the country to choose to use the" paper coffin ".
The report quoted local government officials Poriyana Sahabunu as saying that "paper coffin" was made of recycled paper, low cost, and cost was 1/6 of the cheapest wooden coffin.
"To make 500 (wood) coffins, you must cut off about 250 to 300 trees. In order to prevent this kind of environmental destruction (behavior), I put forward this concept to the Health Committee of the Municipal Council," Sahabandu said "As the epidemic spread, people find it difficult to buy expensive wooden coffins."
Reuters mentioned that on the 20th, the number of death cases in the Sri Lanka's single -day epidemic hit the highest record of 198 people, making the country's total deaths of 7,560. On the same day, the country's President Gotabaya announced the blockade of the country for 10 days to curb the spread of the epidemic.