Singapore tells Facebook, Twitter to carry correction notice on Covid strain

Singapore on Thursday ordered social media platforms Facebook and Twitter to carry a correction notice to users in the country over what it says is a false statement about a new variant of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) originating in the city-state.

Singapore’s health ministry said a statement is circulating online on media outlets and social media platforms, which implies that a new, previously unknown variant of Covid-19 originated in Singapore and risked spreading to India from the city-state.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal stirred a controversy when he warned the the variant in Singapore can come to India as the third wave and appealed to the Centre to cancel air services with the city-state.