COVID-19: Accurate Information Is Critical in Formulating Public Health Actions

COVID-19: Accurate Information Is Critical in Formulating Public Health Actions
Medical workers in protective gear talk with a woman suspected of being ill with coronavirus at a community health station in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province on Jan. 27, 2020. Chinatopix via AP
David Kilgour
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Commentary

Today, truth and facts are valuable but contentious commodities. Every day we hear information that could turn out to be “fake news” and are presented with “alternate facts.” We are bombarded with endless information, including rumours and lies, from both traditional and new social media sources. Political calculations and objectives manipulate information. Most people find it hard to decipher and many give up.

David Kilgour
David Kilgour
Human Right Advocate and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee
David Kilgour, J.D., former Canadian Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific, senior member of the Canadian Parliament and nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work related to the investigation of forced organ harvesting crimes against Falun Gong practitioners in China, He was a Crowne Prosecutor and longtime expert commentator of the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong and human rights issues in Africa. He co-authored Bloody Harvest: Killed for Their Organs and La Mission au Rwanda.
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