The medical associations and societies say the people should only believe in information from trusted and reliable sources. FMTNews Coronavirus Outbreak
The 14 Malaysian medical associations and societies say they have the highest trust in the health ministry’s efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak
“We urge the people to be responsible on social media. Spreading false rumours or news is illegal and will distract the health ministry from important public health responses,” they said in a joint statement. The statement was jointly issued by health systems and policy expert Dr Khor Swee Kheng, Malaysian Medical Assistance Association founder Dr Jemilah Mahmood, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s dean of medicine Dr Raja Affendi Raja Ali, Association of Public Health Specialists president Dr Zainal Ariffin Omar, Academy of Medicine Malaysia master Dr Rosmawati Mohamed, Islamic Medical Association Malaysia president Dr Jeffry Abu Hassan and Malaysian Medical Association presiodent Dr N Ganabaskaran.
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