{"id":24830,"date":"2020-03-31T13:55:38","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T09:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/?p=24830"},"modified":"2020-03-31T13:55:39","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T09:55:39","slug":"covid-19-rumours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/coronavirus\/covid-19-rumours\/","title":{"rendered":"There Are COVID-19 Figure Rumours Spreading: Here Are The Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Authorities shut down COVID-19 number rumours.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve heard rumours circulating regarding the number of people infected with <a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID-19<\/a> in the UAE, rest assured they are false.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0\u00a0Department of Health-Abu Dhabi dismissed inaccurate reports that are circulating on social media, stating &#8220;these reports contradict with the announcements made by the official authorities&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The public is urged to only take information from official sources and to disregard rumours. The statement was shared on Wam.ae, the\u00a0 UAE government news channel.<\/p>\n<h2>Spreading falsehoods which are damaging to the UAE is punishable by law<\/h2>\n<p><!--infeed--><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><\/p>\n<h2>There are currently 611 COVID-19 cases in the UAE<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><\/p>\n<h2>The UAE has zero-tolerance for lawbreakers and there have been a number of arrests of people who have openly flouted the law<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/coronavirus\/influencer-arreseted-dubai-uae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ:\u00a0An Influencer Was Arrested In Dubai For Mocking The Stay At Home Campaign<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta-container\">\n<div class=\"article-author-meta-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><\/p>\n<h2>LISTEN: All Schools Will Continue Distance Learning Until The End Of The Academic Year<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/slack-redir.net\/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Fthe-lovin-daily-live%2Fid1484254079%3Fign-mpt%3Duo%253D4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"slack-kit-tooltip\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/slack-redir.net\/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.google.com%2F%3Ffeed%3DaHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9mOTVjNmQwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"slack-kit-tooltip\">Google Podcasts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/casey833\/embed\/episodes\/LISTEN-All-Schools-Will-Continue-Distance-Learning-Until-The-End-Of-The-Academic-Year-ec6asf\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Authorities shut down COVID-19 number rumours. If you&#8217;ve heard rumours circulating regarding the number of people infected with COVID-19 in the UAE, rest assured they are false. The\u00a0\u00a0Department of Health-Abu Dhabi dismissed inaccurate reports that are circulating on social media, stating &#8220;these reports contradict with the announcements made by the official authorities&#8221;. 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The statement was shared on Wam.ae, the\u00a0 UAE government news channel.<\/p>\n<h2>Spreading falsehoods which are damaging to the UAE is punishable by law<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image_block","image":{"ID":24834,"id":24834,"title":"uae denies rumours","filename":"Screenshot-2020-03-31-13.32.28.png","filesize":0,"url":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-2020-03-31-13.32.28.png","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/coronavirus\/covid-19-rumours\/attachment\/screenshot-2020-03-31-13-32-28\/","alt":"","author":"397","description":"","caption":"","name":"screenshot-2020-03-31-13-32-28","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":24830,"date":"2020-03-31 09:32:55","modified":"2020-03-31 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