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Not true that Penang has three Coronavirus cases, says health dept

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GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Health Department today denied that three Malaysians were being treated for the 2019 novel coronavirus at Hospital Pulau Pinang, as alleged in a message  circulating on social media platform WhatsApp today.

In a statement, the department said the message claiming that a man and his daughter, as well as a woman, were being treated at the hospital for the virus infection, was not true.

In urging the public not to spread fake news, the department said: “Always refer to valid sources via proper channels. False news does not benefit anyone”.

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It added that any individual found spreading false news could be prosecuted under section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, which provides for a maximum fine of RM50,000 or maximum imprisonment of one year or both.

-BERNAMA