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Agence France-Presse

Coronavirus will not cause its victims to act like zombies, Malaysia’s government said on social media, as officials acted to correct the spread of misinformation surrounding the outbreak.
As medical authorities sought to contain the virus, some social media users in Malaysia made a connection between the disease and the walking dead.
Malaysia’s health ministry dismissed the rumour, however, saying on Twitter: “The claim that individuals infected with this virus will behave like zombies is not true … Patients can recover.”
A number of posts in Malaysia on social media have wrongly claimed the number of deaths or infected people in the country.

Tiga fakta novel coronavirus 2019 yang perlu ditular.

1. Tidak benar dakwaan individu yang dijangkiti virus ini berkelakuan seperti ZOMBIE.

2. Pesakit boleh SEMBUH. ️Rawatan simptom yg dialami pesakit. Jika demam, rawatan untuk baik demam.
— KKMPutrajaya (@KKMPutrajaya) January 31, 2020

Police have arrested six people for spreading misinformation about the virus, a statement from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission said.
In the latest arrest, last Thursday, a 28-year-old woman was investigated for “improper use of network facilities”.
If convicted, she can be fined up to 50,000 ringgit (US$12,200), be jailed for a year, or both.
The virus has killed more than 300 people in China and infected thousands. Eight people in Malaysia have been found with the virus – all Chinese nationals.


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As medical authorities sought to contain the virus, some social media users in the country made a connection between the disease and the walking dead
Police have arrested six people for spreading misinformation about the virus, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission said.



As medical authorities sought to contain the virus, some social media users in the country made a connection between the disease and the walking dead.
