Up to yesterday, close to 6,000 confirmed cases in mainland China and 132 deaths have been reported since it was first identified in Wuhan City in mid-December.
Amidst concerns of a potential global epidemic, another epidemic appears to be brewing. With the world being so interconnected as it is now, fake news about “the origins” of 2019-nCoV is fast spreading. On Facebook, postings of “confirmed cases” in Melaka, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Terengganu and Penang are being viralled.
Surely by now we are able to discern between the fake and genuine? What we consume voraciously from questionable sites should not be taken as gospel truth.
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