Two women in Nghe An were proposed to be disciplined for posting information about a positive case at a garment company.

On June 20, Mr. Tran Anh Tuan - Chief Inspector of the Department of Information and Communications said that because Vinh City is in social isolation according to Directive 16, the unit has transferred the file to the PA05 Department of Nghe An Provincial Police to direct the Nam Dan District Police to handle two cases of posting false information about Covid-19 on social networks.

A day ago, two Facebook accounts posted information that Minh Anh Garment Company had a case of Covid-19 infection. This information was then widely spread on social networks. Because the garment company has thousands of workers from many districts in Nghe An province, the information that this company had an infection caused panic among many people. In particular, it affected the company's production activities.

A case in Vinh City posted false information about Covid-19 and was summoned by the police. Photo courtesy

Meanwhile, in reality, to date, there has not been a single case of Covid-19 infection among the workers of this company. During the verification, the Inspectorate of the Department of Information and Communications found the two owners of these Facebook accounts. Both are women, residing in Nam Dan district.

“We have asked these two people to remove the false information; at the same time, post an apology to the company and correct the information,” said Mr. Tuan. In addition, Nam Dan District Police have also summoned these two people to take statements, as a basis for handling in accordance with the provisions of the law.

Over the past week, Nghe An has recorded 26 cases of Covid-19. Since the cases appeared, social media has been flooded with false information about the epidemic or violating the privacy of patients. Local police have continuously handled many violations.