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'Monkey wearing Covid-19 pink wristband is fake news'

The Kelantan Health Department has denied a widely circulated story on social media claiming a monkey has tested positive for Covid-19 in Gua Musang.

Its director Dr Zaini Hussin said the viral story accompanied with photos showing the monkey wearing a pink wristband, is completely false and clarified that his department has never done Covid-19 testing on animals.

“That claim is ridiculous because...

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