Epidemic prompts new approach to tomb-sweeping custom in China
China Daily
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Cemetery workers clean headstones at the Babaoshan People's Cemetery in Beijing last month. During the coronavirus outbreak, the cemetery authorities are providing a tomb cleaning service to reduce visitor numbers.(Photos: China Daily)
A thermal imaging camera records a visitor's body temperature as he enters the Babaoshan People's Cemetery in Beijing last month.
A visitor reads names on a memorial wall at the cemetery.
A reservation code is presented and scanned by cemetery workers before people are allowed to enter during the outbreak.