Pupil diagnosed with anxiety after fake Covid-19 news post does rounds on social media
The incident has been reported to police.
Fake news of a Port Shepstone Secondary pupil being diagnosed with Covid-19 has been doing the rounds on WhatsApp.
Yasheen Sewbran (20) of Albersville is flabbergasted as to why someone would do something like this.
He has since learnt the source of the WhatsApp is a classmate.
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“I feel like I am not welcome in my own community,” said Yasheen.
He first learnt of the message on receiving a call on the evening of March 22.
The person who spread the rumour has said ‘sorry’, however, Yasheen has reported the incident to police and a docket has been opened.
“I have not been out of Albersville, let alone Port Shepstone. Since school closed, I have been at home,” said the grade 12 pupil.
Yasheen visited a doctor who diagnosed him ‘suffering from anxiety and agitation because of a fake post about him on social media’.
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