Samoa's Director General of Health has called for people to stop sharing fake news on social media about a purported suspected Covid-19 case in the country.
TV1Samoa reported that Leausa Dr Take Naseri had singled out a news item from the Samoa Observer newspaper in March about a suspected case of the coronavirus.
Director general of health in Samoa Dr Take Naseri. Photo: RNZ Pacific / Christine Rovoi
He said Samoa had no Covid-19 patients and no suspected cases of the virus.
Leausa said the ministry was worried because this kind of misinformation caused fear.
He said the only official source of information was the National Emergency Operations Center and the Ministry of Health.