Coronavirus conspiracies go viral on Whatsapp as crisis deepens

Aviral outbreak in the Dutch city of Utrecht last week infected more than 60 people in less than hour. Unlike the coronavirus, however, the infection happened on WhatsApp.
Messages telling people to drink hot soup to stop coronavirus, or to test for infection by holding their breath for 15 seconds, were shared between friends and relatives in a matter of minutes, contradicting official medical advice.
Ivonne Hoek, 63, said she received the message from a friend shortly after 11 a.m., who said they were sent it by a neighbour who works in a hospital. Alarmed, she promptly forwarded it to her two children. With the click of a button at 11:36, her son, Tim, sent it to his entire 65-person Frisbee team.