Gobind: Thaipusam to go on, action will be taken against those spreading fake news
Thursday, 30 Jan 2020 07:18 PM MYTDevotees watch as the Silver Chariot passes by a temple on the eve of Thaipusam in George Town January 30, 2018. ― Picture by KE Ooi
He said he has seen a recording of a press conference by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail on the Thaipusam celebrations. Gobind was responding to the spread of another fake news claiming that Thaipusam will be cancelled to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country.“As I have said before, the MCMC’s role is to assist the police with their investigations into these cases,” he said, referring to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission.
According to the Health Ministry, Malaysia currently has eight positive cases as of today. All the patients are from China.
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