Singapore Threatens to Invoke Fake News Act Against Delhi CM Kejriwal
The move comes days after Kejriwal said that coronavirus has taken a ânew formâ in Singapore and appealed to the central government to suspend all air services with the southeast Asian city-state.
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: Singapore on Wednesday said that it reserved the right to invoke a domestic law on the online circulation of fake news against the Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for his tweet about a COVID-19 variant demonstrating more ferocity in infecting children in Singapore.
The southeast Asian city-state has been up in arms since Kejriwalâs tweet in Hindi, which resulted in the Indian high commissioner being summoned to the Singapore foreign ministry on Wednesday. It also issued directions to Facebook, Twitter and SPH, Singaporeâs leading media company, to carry a correction notice with all posts related to Kejriwalâ
There is no new Singapore variant of Covid-19. Neither is there evidence of any Covid-19 variant that is extremely dangerous for kids, Singapore s Ministry of Health said. The strain that is prevalent in many of the Covid-19 cases detected in Singapore in recent weeks is the B.1.617.2 variant, which originated from India, it added. The existence and spread of the B.1.617.2 variant within India predates the detection of the variant in Singapore, and this has been publicly known and reported by various media sources from as early as 5 May 2021.
The Covid variant B.1.617 was first detected in India last year. The World Health Organization recently dubbed the B.1.617 a variant of concern, which indicates that it s become a global health threat.
There is no new Singapore variant of Covid-19. Neither is there evidence of any Covid-19 variant that is extremely dangerous for kids, Singapore s Ministry of Health said. The strain that is prevalent in many of the Covid-19 cases detected in Singapore in recent weeks is the B.1.617.2 variant, which originated from India, it added. The existence and spread of the B.1.617.2 variant within India predates the detection of the variant in Singapore, and this has been publicly known and reported by various media sources from as early as 5 May 2021.
The Covid variant B.1.617 was first detected in India last year. The World Health Organization recently dubbed the B.1.617 a variant of concern, which indicates that it s become a global health threat.
The News Scroll 19 May 2021
Last Updated at 7:27 pm | Source: PTI
Netizens in Singapore accuse Delhi CM Kejriwal of spreading misinformation on COVID-19, seek apology Outlook May 19, 2021 19:27 IST Netizens in Singapore accuse Delhi CM Kejriwal of spreading misinformation on COVID-19, seek apology outlookindia.com 1970-01-01T05:30:00+0530
By Gurdip Singh
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Singapore, May 19 (PTI) Angry netizens in Singapore on Wednesday criticised Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for claiming that a very dangerous strain of the COVID-19 was prevalent in the city state that could cause a third wave of infections in Delhi, accusing him of spreading misinformation while seeking an apology and recommending fact-checking.
There is no new Singapore variant of Covid-19. Neither is there evidence of any Covid-19 variant that is extremely dangerous for kids, Singapore s Ministry of Health said. The strain that is prevalent in many of the Covid-19 cases detected in Singapore in recent weeks is the B.1.617.2 variant, which originated from India, it added. The existence and spread of the B.1.617.2 variant within India predates the detection of the variant in Singapore, and this has been publicly known and reported by various media sources from as early as 5 May 2021.
The Covid variant B.1.617 was first detected in India last year. The World Health Organization recently dubbed the B.1.617 a variant of concern, which indicates that it s become a global health threat.