THE Thai government warned people not to believe nor share fake news that New Year’s festivities have been cancelled because of an outbreak of a new Covid-19 variant Deltacron (XBC), Naewna newspaper said this morning (Dec. 9).
Mr. Karom Phonphonklang, deputy spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said a fake post has been shared on social media with the government not having made such an announcement.
He emphasised that this is fake news with there being no abnormal Covid outbreak nor has it mutated again triggering a dangerous strain.
The government has not cancelled New Year festivities and people are urged to neither believe this fake message nor forward it in order to not spark a panic.
Those who receive this type of suspicious message are urged to check with the relevant agencies before sharing it.
“As for the Covid-19 situation, the number of patients has increased slightly during this period because it is the cool season, which is when more people catch respiratory illnesses. Please take care of your health, if you feel unwell, do not be complacent. If you have symptoms, it would take four to five days for a positive result to be detected.
“If an early stage test result is negative, repeat the nose or throat test with both of them being accurate,” he said.
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