Medics call for action on social media Covid-19 'infodemic'

Image copyright Parliament TV Image caption Paramedic Thomas Knowles said he had to deal with misinformation multiple times each day…

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Medics call for action on social media Covid-19 'infodemic'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52920787

Thomas Knowles

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Paramedic Thomas Knowles said he had to deal with misinformation multiple times each day

A paramedic has described how a patient with symptoms of a heart attack refused treatment after reading on Facebook that she would die if she went to hospital during the Covid-19 crisis.

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