Covid-19: Health Ministry debunks viral claim regarding durians and vaccination


PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has debunked a viral claim that a person has died due to eating durians before and after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine.

"Fake news. Do not spread or share it," said the Ministry in a tweet on Wednesday (June 23).

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