Cambodian Farmers Deploy Scarecrows To Ward Off Virus | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

Cambodian Farmers Deploy Scarecrows To Ward Off Virus | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

AFP

Armed with a stick, a floral-shirted scarecrow with a plastic pot for a head stands guard in front of a rural Cambodian home -- a sentry erected by superstitious farmers to ward off the coronavirus.

Known as "Ting Mong" in Khmer, the creatively rendered scarecrows often pop up in villages that have been hard-hit by infectious diseases like dengue or water-borne diarrhea.

This time, "I've set up the