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Citizens Urged to Remain Unscathed by Coronavirus ‘Infodemic’

SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean health authorities on Monday urged citizens not to be deceived by misleading reports in the fight to contain the new coronavirus, saying the so-called “infodemic” makes the outbreak harder to control. The World Health Organization earlier warned that the COVID-19 outbreak has sparked an infodemic — an [...]

‘Infodemic’ Poses Bigger Danger than Coronavirus

SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A so-called ‘infodemic,’ a swarm of fake information that incites fear of the coronavirus, is undermining efforts to limit the spread of the pandemic. As fake information piles up, people are less likely to find trustworthy information about the infectious disease, inciting fear and conflict among social constituents rather [...]