CORONAVIRUS | The following are the replies made by the relevant agencies to the Quick Response Team of the Communications and Multimedia Ministry (MCMC) on fake news that went viral on social media as of 7pm today.

1. State Assemblyperson for Permatang in Selangor, Rozana Zainal Abidin has denied text and voice mails claiming there was a Covid-19 positive case in Taman Nilam, Sungai Terap.

2. The Kemaman Municipal Council in Terengganu denied that Pasar Chukai would be closed from today and that neither the council nor the Kemaman district police had issued such a directive.

- Bernama

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