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Why The Govt Has Charged An Award-Winning Journalist For Her FB Posts About Coronavirus

today7 February 2020

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Cover image via Yusof Mat Isa/Malay Mail Twitter @The_Endie

Back in January, when China announced that they had identified a new SARS-like virus in Wuhan — later named 2019-nCoV — the job to curtail the spread of misinformation fell on media and journalists

The new virus from China reached Malaysia’s shores on 25 January, when the first set of positive cases were announced by Health director general (D-G) Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

And as the virus from the Chinese city of Wuhan continues to spread — as of 6 February, it has infected over 28,000 people around 28 countries…

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Written by: Elyda

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