Ghosts work here…

Indonesian culture is full of superstitions.  Like cultures everywhere,  these views can cause their adherents to do,  or not do,  various things.  One village on Java Island has had a spate of  pocong sightings  which has frightened people into staying inside their homes.   Turns out the local police has hired people to portray the ghostly figures in an effort to create social distancing to protect the population from exposure to coronavirus.   Hey,  whatever works,  right?

UPDATE:   Many natives have returned to their villages in Central Java from large towns to escape the lock-down.   Instead of threatening them with fines or even jail time,  the Regent  has pledged  to send violators to abandoned or haunted houses.