Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Rumors about the use of drugs conveyed by Lois Owien finally started to take their toll. One of the Covid-19 sufferers who believed Lois’ words and refused to take drugs until he died.
This was conveyed by a Depok resident named Helmi Indra, who told about his father who recently died. His father, who lives in Tegal, Central Java, is indeed not the first time he has been consumed by hoax news that has developed about Covid-19.
“Unfortunately, during those weeks, Dr. Lois’ podcast about the drug interactions caused a lot of deaths regarding Covid-19. Well, my father believed that. I didn’t want to take a lot of medicine. I just wanted painkillers, I was afraid that I would lose my breath. I had an argument when I ordered my father to take medicine,” explained Helmi.
Responding to this, the Government Spokesperson for Covid-19, Reisa Broto Asmoro reminded the public to be careful in spreading and receiving information that developed in the social media world.
“It’s very sad to know this news, I regret that this has happened. Indeed, hoaxes are very dangerous, hoaxes are very dangerous. I have often tried to remind everyone to be careful in conveying and conveying the right message,” he said. Reisa when contacted by detik.com, Saturday (17/7/2021).
He emphasized that the public must first ensure the sources of information obtained so that the information can be processed properly. He hopes that incidents like this will not happen again.
“Always make sure beforehand whether the source of the news you get is from a valid and official source. I hope that in the future, there will be no more incidents like this.”
Furthermore, Reisa also emphasized all parties not to spread hoaxes that were not yet known to be true. He said all information had been entered by the government on the official website.
“Don’t just believe in hoax news and regret later. Let’s learn better by not spreading fake news and hoaxes. Official site www.covid19.go.id and the s.id/infovacsin link is equipped with a hoax buster column. Take advantage and let’s stop the spread starting with our thumbs,” he added.
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