Singapore closed a subway station after a case of COVID-19.
"The post states: “Hi All of my FB friends those who live near Woodlands Mrt, pls do not go there, as there a suspect case of WuHan virus. Woodlands Mrt now is close for disinfection. Just a small update since you all staying at woodlands. And this was a news which we just got from Navins work place 5 mins ago.", "Please avoid Causeway point for now as a suspected case of corona virus was brought to raffles medical which is located at Causeway point itself ., "Please help to share and spread the news for the safety of everyone.”, This Facebook post shared a similar claim., As of January 30, 2020,\xa0Singapore has reported 13\xa0cases of the coronavirus, which has killed at least 213 people in China since the strain broke out in the Chinese city of Wuhan over a\xa0month ago., Chinese authorities\xa0also confirmed that the number of infections has\xa0jumped to nearly 10,000, AFP reported here., However, the claim about Singapore\s MRT is false. The government refuted the assertion in a statement here, saying it is "not true" and that the MRT station in question is "fully operational.", "We advise members of the public to not speculate and/or spread unfounded rumours," the statement added., The Ministry of Transport (MOT) also shared the statement on Facebook., “MOT is aware of rumours circulating online that Woodlands MRT was closed for disinfection due to a suspected case of the Wuhan coronavirus infection. We would like to clarify that this is not true,"\xa0the agency\s post read in part., , The Ministry of Health (MOH) also posted the statement on its website here. Below is a screenshot of the official MOH page:, Meanwhile, Singapore’s Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act\xa0office announced here that it had identified two Facebook users who\xa0spread the misinformation and that the agency has instructed Facebook to issue Correction Notices for the posts., , Copyright © AFP 2017-2020.  All rights reserved.  Users can access and consult this website and use the share features available for personal, private, and non-commercial purposes.  Any other use, in particular any reproduction, communication to the public or distribution of the content of this website, in whole or in part, for any other purpose and/or by any other means, without a specific licence agreement signed with AFP, is strictly prohibited.  The subject matter depicted or included via links within the Fact Checking content is provided to the extent necessary for correct understanding of the verification of the information concerned.  AFP has not obtained any rights from the authors or copyright owners of this third party content and shall incur no liability in this regard.  AFP and its logo are registered trademarks.
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