Is social media making Covid-19 more frightening?

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If social media comments on the quarantine in Polokwane, Limpopo, of South Africans – being repatriated from Wuhan in China – are anything to go by, bad news awaits them back home, writes Malesela Maubane.

Borrowing from the book of Leviticus 13:44, they could be “pronounced leprous and unclean” because they might spread the Covid-19 coronavirus.

A quick profiling of the people commenting showed that they include local and provincial government employees and those who could be considered leaders of society. Then boom. It turns out that seven of the 122 people being repatriated are apparently Limpopo citizens.But, let’s get back to the social media comments. Social media law expert Emma Sadleir said in a radio interview that there was no “personal capacity” for professionals. This was because professionals were associated with employers in an online space.

An example of acting without considering the consequences relates to a National Health Laboratory Service employee, who could face disciplinary action for sharing a voice note falsely claiming there were a number of Covid-19 patients at a Durban hospital.

 

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