A new decree took effect in Vietnam introducing fines for the dissemination of “fake news” or rumours on social media, amid the rapid spread of comment online about the novel coronavirus in the South-East Asian country.
The first Covid-19 cases were detected in Vietnam this January and the health ministry has reported 267 infections so far with no deaths, numbers well below those seen in some other Asian countries.
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