UAE authority slams rumour on labour offices closing over Covid outbreak
A maid being tested for Covid at a labour recruitment office.
Official clarifies that only 3 maids tested positive for Covid as 350 PCR tests were conducted.
Authorities in Ajman have slammed rumours about labour recruitment offices shutting down because of an outbreak of Covid-19 among its domestic workers.
A top official clarified that Ajman’s Crisis, Disaster and Emergency Management Team had conducted Covid-19 testing for 350 female domestic workers at the offices.
Brig Abdullah Saif Al Matroushi, Director of Police operation at Ajman Police, said three cases of Covid were detected in the screenings. The infected maids were immediately quarantined.
Covid-19: Twitter will ban users for repeated misinformation about vaccines
Twitter announced on Monday that it plans to step up the fight against misinformation about vaccines for covid-19, including the possibility to ban users after five warnings. We believe that this system will help educate the public about our regulations and reduce the spread of potentially dangerous or misleading information on Twitter, especially in repeated, moderate or serious violations, the social network said in a statement, according to the news agency. France-Presse (AFP). In December, Twitter had already asked users to remove false claims, such as those that suggest that vaccines are used to harm or control populations, alleged adverse effects or that jeopardize the existence of covid-19 and the need to get vaccinated. Since then, the moderators of the Californian company have removed more than 8,400 publications and notified about 11.5 million accounts worldwide. Now, from the second warn
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Covid fake news can be fatal, govts need to step in: Study
Sun Online Desk
2nd January, 2021 12:31:56
As the social media platforms and governments battle the spread of coronavirus-related fake news, a new study has revealed that information on Covid-19 spreads quickly and misinformation or misleading information can take on a life of its own in social media channels.
The consequences can be fatal, since often during a crisis, people are forced to make snap decisions while trying to take care of their mental health, said the researchers from an Estonian-led international network.
The scientists agreed that governments should not be afraid to distribute official announcements on social media but rather make the most of social media for effective communication.