Manitoba's chief public health officer is urging people to get their information from credible sources and dispelling misinformation appearing on social media that he calls "nonsense." Dr. Brent Roussin's comments on Tuesday came after two videos circulated on social media, showing hospital staff confronted by someone asking about the capacity at their hospitals. "Yeah, we had a little bit of a rush earlier," the health-care worker replies. WATCH | Health-care workers challenged about hospital capacity:Top doc dispels misinformation after hospital staff confronted, RCMP called Manitoba Video 2:25 Manitoba's top doctor is urging people to get their information from credible sources and dispelling misinformation that's appearing on social media he calls nonsense. Roussin also addressed a post on social media that he said wrongly claimed COVID-19 lab tests are being declared positive without being processed.

Source: CBC News November 18, 2020 01:41 UTC