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Corrections and clarifications regarding falsehoods posted on HardwareZone Forum Post

27 January 2020

False statement made in a HardwareZone Forum post

Screenshot of online forum post on Hardware Zone with a False word stamped over.

There was a false statement contained in a HardwareZone Forum post on COVID-19.

Falsehoods

At 5.50pm on 26 Jan 2020, a HardwareZone Forum post claimed that a 66 year old man died in Singapore from a newly identified virus that caused him to develop severe pneumonia.

As of 11pm on 26 Jan 2020, there have been no deaths among confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Additional Clarifications

We advise members of the public to not speculate and/or spread unfounded rumors. Please visit www.moh.gov.sg for updates on the COVID-19 situation.

Note: This article has been updated on 15 July 2021 to adopt the World Health Organization’s naming of the disease “COVID-19” on 11 February 2020.

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