Following the closure of bars and nightclubs, some Kitwe residents have resorted to drinking beer from the graveyards.

Bars and nightclubs have been closed for over a month as a preventive measure against COVID-19.

A check at Nkana East Cemetery over the weekend found a group of people drinking beer without observing the social-distancing measure.

The group stocked beer in vehicles parked a few meters away from the graves.

Solomon Nganipa, a Nkana East resident said in an interview that the tendency of people drinking from the graveyard has been ongoing for some time now.

Nganipa said people have resorted to drinking beer from cemeteries because they are not usually monitored by council police.

“It’s unfortunate that people have resorted to drinking alcohol from graveyards,” Nganipa said.

Another resident, Anita Chileya said such people pretend to be going to check in graves of their dead relatives.