Passengers wear face masks at Singapore's Changi airport (Source:VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Singaporean authorities on March 10 criticised coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 carriers for socially irresponsible actions that riskspreading the disease.
Speaking at a pressconference, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong revealed that as of March 10,Singapore had 160 confirmed cases, of whom 35 failed to minimise social contactdespite fever or respiratory symptoms.
About 22 percent ofthem continued to go to work or contact with many people when they were ill,Gan said, adding that 24 percent had visited more than one health clinics, witheight visiting three or more clinics.
Therefore, the healthministry called on the public to show bigger social responsibility amid theCOVID-19 outbreak, including providing full and comprehensive information whenbeing required, and going to health clinics for examination immediately andthen staying at home if felling unwell.
On the same day, Indonesianpolice announced that six people had been arrested for allegedly spreadingmisinformation online about the coronavirus.
A woman inIndonesia's second-biggest city Surabaya was arrested on March 9 for spreadinginaccurate claims on Facebook that a patient who was being treated for the virus in thecity, police said.
Five others werealso detained for spreading false information on social media, including claims a Muslim woman flying to Saudi Arabia for a religious pilgrimage had diedsuddenly from the virus at Jakarta's international airport.
All six suspects areaccused of violating laws banning the spread of misinformation, which carriesas much as six years in prison.
COVID-19 has killedmore than 4,200 people and infected nearly 119,000 globally since it emerged in December last year./.
VNA
