Drunk, not Covid-19: Man who fell off motorcycle at Batu Caves petrol station

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Police have denied claims that a man found lying face down at a petrol station in Batu Caves here on Friday (March 20) had been infected with Covid-19.

Gombak district police chief ACP Arifai Tarawe said preliminary investigations found that the man accidentally fell off his motorcycle and that he was drunk.

"He sustained injury on his knee due to the fall.

"The man was later sent to Selayang Hospital for treatment, ” he said.

Arifai said police were also tracking down the individual who posted the video clip on social media, claiming the man was lying face down due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

"Members of the public are also urged to stop sharing unverified posts, ” he added.

Meanwhile, the National Security Council (NSC), in a statement, asked the public to refrain from sharing or disseminating false information.

"It should be noted that any person found to be spreading false news may be prosecuted under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998," it said. – Bernama