The Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement earlier today (19 May) saying that they regret they “unfounded assertions” made by Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi’s Chief Minister, on his Facebook and Twitter.
Kejriwal had claimed that a Covid-19 variant that was “found in Singapore was extremely dangerous” for children, which could pave the way for a third wave of infections in India.
He has since been slammed on various networks and social media for not doing his due diligence on fact checking before releasing his statements.
The B.1.617.2 Covid-19 variant in question was actually first detected in India.
MFA revealed that they have met the High Commissioner of India, P Kumaran, to express their concern and disappointment that a prominent political figure had “failed to ascertain the facts before making such claims”.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vivian Balakrishnan also took to Twitter and Facebook to respond emphatically to Kejriwal.
The Ministry of Health also released a statement addressing the sensational, unfounded claim.
Images source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Careers Facebook and Arvind Kejriwal Facebook