Strict Action against those who spread Fake Messages on Covid-19, Warns DC Sindhu Rupesh
“Kind Attention Mangaloreans. All are requested to stay indoors after 10 pm tonight ( i e 18 March) till tomorrow 5 am ( 19 March).. As there will be a disinfectant spraying procedure in order to contain Covid-19. Share this information to all your friends, relatives and family” -Fake Message on Social Media and Web Portals.
Mangaluru: In the wake of certain fake messages being spread through social media on Coronavirus/Covid-19, Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh has directed the concerned officials to take action against those who created confusion among people by spreading false message. She was referring to a recent fake message on social media and web portals , which read –
“Kind Attention Mangaloreans. All are requested to stay indoors after 10 pm tonight ( i e 18 March) till tomorrow 5 am ( 19 March).. As there will be a disinfectant spraying procedure in order to contain Covid-19. Share this information to all your friends, relatives and family”. In response to this fake message, the district administration has decided to take action against those who spread fake messages regarding authorities carrying out a Covid-19 prevention drive.
In the meantime, Khader shah, the Senior Assistant Director , Dept of Information and Public Relations speaking to media had said, “As per the government order HFW/54/CGM2020 dated 11-03-2020 spreading rumours and wrong information about Covid-19 is a punishable offence. Hence, action will be taken against those who spread wrong information about the Covid-19 recently”.
As of now, 632 people have been screened for Covid-19 in Dakshina Kannada -while 689 people are under home quarantine, eight have completed the quarantine period on Wednesday. While samples of three people have been sent for tests, reports of 14 suspected cases were received. None of them tested positive for Covid-19. Two more persons have been admitted for observation on Wednesday.
In Udupi, five suspected cases of Covid-19 were reported, including three in the district hospital, and one each in KMC and Kundapur Taluk Hospital. Out of five suspects, two had traveled to Dubai, while others to Qatar, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain. Samples of all the suspected cases have been sent for tests, and reports are yet to come, as per health dept officials. Meanwhile, a patient from Puttur was admitted to Wenlock Hospital, Mangaluru on Wednesday. ASHA workers have visited 55,241 homes as on Tuesday. Awareness has been created among 2,12,639 people so far on Covid-19. It is learnt that the health dept has trained 1331 ASHA workers to tackle Covid-19.
