Protesters Disobey Quarantine Orders, Calling CO.VID-19 'Fake News'

Anil - Apr 17, 2020

This move was considered as a representation of rebellion against social distancing rules imposed by the authorities.

Last weekend, people living in Vancouver, Canada had a chance to observe some ill-informed conspiracy theorists going down to the streets to claim that the COVID-19 outbreak is nothing more than fake news.

Quarantine 1 — Conspiracy theorists claim that the **COVID-19 outbreak** is nothing more than fake news.

This move was considered as a representation of rebellion as well as indifference to public health and social distancing rules imposed by the local authority.

According to Global News, Adrian Dix - the health minister of BC - expressed his deep disappointment towards those bad behaviors.

Breaking the quarantine orders

Some of the videos capturing a myriad of protesters’ standing six feet apart from each other on the streets with signs attracted millions of views. Especially, a woman in her seventies was reported to have helped organize that event, despite the medical warning against the seniors’ high risk of dying from the virus.

Quarantine 2 — It is not surprising that conspiracy theorists always consider this fatal disease as a massive trick.

It is not surprising that conspiracy theorists consider this fatal disease as a massive trick. Theories surrounding HIV might be the epitome of this issue.

They just make up for a small portion

Fortunately, a health officer has confirmed that the demonstration involved a small number of people.

She also added that those who partook the protest just wanted to be well-known, but they had chosen the wrong way because the vast majority were following the rules.

In reply to some messages that seemed a little bit blunt, Hollywood A-lister Seth Rogen and Vancouver residents just retweeted a conspiracy video and added a caption that said: “Stay inside”.