Woman jailed, fined for spreading virus rumour


KUALA LUMPUR: For spreading a rumour about the Covid-19 outbreak on social media, an Indonesian woman paid the price with a jail term and a fine.

The Magistrate’s Court ordered Fui Lina to serve one week in jail and fined her RM1,000 in default one month’s jail.

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