Astro Awani [Malaysia]
23 October 2014
Haider Yutim and Syafique Shuib
KUALA LUMPUR: A water theme park today dismissed a
rumour that went viral on WhatsApp recently which claimed that a group of kindergarten
kids had been infected with a virus and then hospitalised after bathing there.
The management of Wet World Water Park Shah Alam said
no such cases have been reported to date. […]
Recently, a 'report' went viral on social media,
particularly the WhatsApp application, claiming that a group of preschool children
who had patronised the venue were infected with a virus that made their fingers
turn black and needed to be amputated, in addition to suffering blisters on the
mouth. […]