When Viruses Go Viral
“Protests and clashes with riot police have broken out in several places after a mass email claiming to be from Ukraine’s health ministry spread false information that there were five cases of coronavirus in the country, on the same day a plane carrying evacuees from China arrived. Protesters have smashed the windows of buses carrying evacuees and set fire to makeshift barricades.” A Viral Email About Coronavirus in Ukraine Had People Smashing Buses And Blocking Hospitals.