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An ephemeral epiphany: Had grief become the new ghost?
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An ephemeral epiphany: Had grief become the new ghost?

Erstwhile sanctuaries of healing and hope, hospitals, paradoxically transform as night descends, birthing eerie tales that linger in the corridors of the human imagination

Volunteers Deri Setyawan, 25, and Septian Febriyanto, 26, sit on a bench as they play the role of 'pocong', or known as 'shroud ghost', to make people stay at home amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), outside the gate of Kepuh village in Sukoharjo regency, Central Java province, Indonesia, April 1, 2020. Picture taken April 1, 2020/ Reuters
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'Ghosts' scare Indonesians indoors and away from coronavirus

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The ghost of little girls in Japanese schools