Saturday, April 11, 2020

Fear Over Opening New Graveyard (Zambia) – Infected Saliva Injected into Food (India)



Daily Mail [Zambia]
10 April 2020

Myth delays Mpika graveyard opening

A MYTH stating that an individual who officially opens a graveyard will be the first to be buried in it has driven fear into the hearts of Mpika town council officials, especially after the current graveyard has been declared full. The town council officials are all refusing to declare the new space identified as an official graveyard, fearing that they will drop dead and be buried there. Mpika Central Member of Parliament Sylvia Chalikosa learnt this from District Commissioner Moses Katebe when she called on him at his office…. [rest behind paywall]

[Secretly use an animal for the first burial: problem solved.]

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New Indian Express
10 April 2020

Muslim man in Bawana beaten up on suspicion of spreading coronavirus

NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old Muslim man was allegedly thrashed by a group of men in Bawana area on suspicion of spreading coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among the people in the village, said the police. […] “He is admitted to the hospital. So far, he hasn’t developed any coronavirus symptoms,” said a senior police official. “There was a rumour that he and some others were planning to inject saliva in fruits and vegetables and sell them to people infect them,” said a source. […]

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