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Undertakers of Sopema Funerals load the body of a deceased person into a hearse ahead of the funeral service in Soweto, South Africa August. [Reuters]
Official death tolls from the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to be a "significant undercount", the World Health Organization said on Friday, estimating that the true figure of direct and indirect deaths could be two to three times higher.
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