Cops: Viral claim that four men with Covid-19 escaped hospital is fake

KEPALA BATAS: Police have denied a report that four Indian men, infected with Covid-19, have escaped from Hospital Kepala Batas.

North Seberang Prai police chief Asst Comm Noorzainy Mohd Noor said the fake report, which contained formatting and terms used by the police in official statements, also listed four names.

"The four names listed are Kumar (Sungai Petani), Dharma (Jawi Sungai Bakap), Prakash (P. Pinang) and Sekger (Padang Serai).

"The viralled message also contained information related to the police.

"Investigations found the contents to be fake. There were no such incident," said ACP Noorzainy.

He also urged the public to stop the spread of the message. - Star