UAE denies Covid-19 rumours circulating on social media

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Dubai - Mohap urges public to obtain accurate information on the coronavirus from its website and social media channels only.

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Published: Sat 31 Oct 2020, 1:25 AM

Last updated: Sat 31 Oct 2020, 1:26 AM

The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention (Mohap) has denied rumours circulating on social media about treatment advice for those experiencing Covid-19 symptoms.

The rumours include taking various vitamins daily or weekly, without contacting governmental health authorities.


In a statement on its social media handles, Mohap said it “requests community members who develop Covid-19 symptoms to immediately contact health authorities and ignore the rumours, while making sure to only obtain accurate information from the official website of the ministry and its official accounts on social media.”

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. نفت وزارة الصحة ووقاية المجتمع صحة المعلومات المتداولة في مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي حول اتباع أسلوب علاجي لمن يشعرون بأعراض كوفيد-19 بدون الاتصال بالجهات الصحية الحكومية، والذي يتضمن تناول عدة فيتامينات لمرة واحدة يوميا أو أسبوعياً. داعية أفراد المجتمع إلى التواصل فوراً مع الجهات الصحية عند ظهور أعراض كوفيد-19 وتجاهل الشائعة المذكورة مع الحرص على استقاء المعلومات الصحيحة من الموقع الرسمي للوزارة ومنصاتها الرسمية على مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي. . . The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) denies the rumors on social media about adopting a treatment method for those who develop COVID-19 symptoms which includes taking various vitamins once on daily or weekly basis, without contacting governmental health authorities. MOHAP requests community members who develop COVID-19 symptoms to immediately contact health authorities and ignore the rumors while making sure to only obtain accurate information from the official website of the ministry and its official accouts on social media. . ‎#نلتزم_لننتصر ‎#التزامك_حياتك ‎#ملتزمون_يا_وطن ‎‏‎#كوفيد19 ‎‏‎#وزارة_الصحة_ووقاية_المجتمع_الإمارات #we_commit_until_we_succeed #covid19 #mohap_uae

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