KEILAR: An Indonesian village is making an example out of people who violate the mask mandate, forcing them to dig graves for COVID-19 victims. CNN's Selina Wang has more.</s>SELINA WANG, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Each villager in this part of Indonesia who has refused to wear masks were then forced to dig graves of COVID-19 patients as punishment. The goal, that manual labor and empathy would convince others to do their part. The mask-wearing in public is mandatory in Indonesia. A very vocal part of the population has been reluctant. Experts say that's made it harder for authorities to stop the spread of COVID-19. It's infected nearly 230,000 people and killed more than 9,000 in Indonesia. Local officials there are able to decide how to punish people for breaking the rules. In this particular area, the district leader says those caught not wearing a mask can accept a fine or social punishment. He hopes options like grave digging will show, quote, "first-hand the real and serious effect of COVID-19." Jakarta is taking a similar approach. A man there was required to sit in a coffin in public after being caught not wearing a mask. But it isn't clear if these penalties are actually working. Indonesia has the second most cases in southeast Asia. Infections there are still on the rise. In Jakarta, the health system may be nearing a breaking point. Officials said the emergency units in all 20 Jakarta hospital approved to treat COVID-19 patients are full. Selina Wang, CNN, Hong Kong.
Indonesian Village Making Anti-Maskers Dig Graves for COVID Victims.