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Coronavirus disinformation fueling death threats against doctors in northern Colombia
by Adriaan Alsema June 3, 2020
Doctors in Colombia’s coastal city Cartagena are being threatened with death after disinformation over the coronavirus turned ugly, local media reported Wednesday.
The death threats on social media come as the coronavirus pushed Cartagena’s healthcare system to the brink of collapse, while entire districts are being militarized.
To add to the tensions, baseless claims began appearing on social media, claims that the doctors would be fraudulently diagnosing people with COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
The unfounded rumors fueled death threats in Cartagena, where the virus had already increased general tensions and anxiety to a boiling point...
Coronavirus disinformation fueling death threats against doctors in northern Colombia
by Adriaan Alsema June 3, 2020
Doctors in Colombia’s coastal city Cartagena are being threatened with death after disinformation over the coronavirus turned ugly, local media reported Wednesday.
The death threats on social media come as the coronavirus pushed Cartagena’s healthcare system to the brink of collapse, while entire districts are being militarized.
To add to the tensions, baseless claims began appearing on social media, claims that the doctors would be fraudulently diagnosing people with COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
The unfounded rumors fueled death threats in Cartagena, where the virus had already increased general tensions and anxiety to a boiling point...