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Thai Buddhist abbot monk Phra Kru Palad Sitthiwat, known as Luang Phi Namfon, shows a face mask he inscribed with spiritual incantations at Wat Phai Lom in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand, 29 March 2020. Luang Phi Namfon inscribed spiritual incantations on face masks made by villagers and sold by the abbot, aimed to protect devotees from the growing fear of people in the wake of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. More than 100,000 of the talisman protective masks have been sold across Thailand. Seven people have died in the country since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, and more than 1,300 COVID-19 infections have been reported so far. (Photo by Rungroj Yongrit/EPA/EFE)
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