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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Act was utilised in several instances to fight misinformation about the pandemic situation in Singapore. On 27 January 2020, HardwareZone forum was issued a general correction direction over a false claim of a man from Singapore having died from the COVID-19 virus. The forum post containing the false claim was ...
Singapore opened its first psychiatric hospital, the Institute of Mental Health, in 1928, and all general hospitals currently have psychiatry departments. [1] Major depressive disorder is the most common mental illness in Singapore, with about six percent of the population suffering from it.
Johns Hopkins, Yale and others are offering scientists and physicians guides for addressing misinformation and disinformation. It's an uphill battle. Column: Disinformation is a public health crisis.
Digital defence refers to efforts to increase awareness of online security threats, including misinformation, cyberattacks and phishing scams. [ 18 ] [ 50 ] The threat is seen as particularly acute due to the country's "open and connected" nature and governmental plans to orientate the country around a digital economy and the Smart Nation ...
Bogus health advice is widespread online, and often follows a few strategies. Misinformation can harm a person's physical and mental health. Look out for big claims and conspiratorial tones, Dr ...
Be it finance, health care or politics, there is a global “infodemic” of misinformation that is affecting people’s health and well-being, according to the World Health Organization.
The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act 2008 of Singapore [1] was passed in 2008 to regulate the involuntary detention of a person in a psychiatric institution for the treatment of a mental disorder, or in the interest of the health and safety of the person or the persons around him. [2]
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