Officials with protective suits carry a coffin of a coronavirus victim before the process of ghusl, washing and shrouding the body, ahead of a Muslim funeral ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 10, 2020.
Credit:	Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Officials with protective suits carry a coffin of a coronavirus victim before the process of ghusl, washing and shrouding the body, ahead of a Muslim funeral ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 10, 2020.
Credit: Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

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The women gently pour purifying water for the woman in the coffin. A soul on the threshold deserves the utmost care.