Deputy abbot Mahapromphong takes off his PPE at Wat Suthi Wararam Buddhist temple after assisting Covid-19 patients in the Charon Krung neighbourhood in Bangkok on July 30, 2021. AFP PHOTO
Deputy abbot Mahapromphong takes off his PPE at Wat Suthi Wararam Buddhist temple after assisting Covid-19 patients in the Charon Krung neighbourhood in Bangkok on July 30, 2021. AFP PHOTO

Bangkok, Thailand: As Covid cases surge in Thailand, some Buddhist monks are donning PPE (personal protective equipment) over their distinctive robes, delivering oxygen cylinders, taking nasal samples to help with testing, and even helping carry the dead to the crematoriums.

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