Afghanistan is confused with deadly viruses via mobile phones

On April 16, Afghans had to turn off a series of cell phones because of rumors that a deadly virus would be transmitted by their phones. This deadly virus will pass to the phone via strange numbers.

An employee of the Mass Telecommunication Company, Abdullah, said hundreds of customer calls yesterday called his company to ask about the rumors. They are really worried if a deadly virus appears and is able to spread through the phone line.

Mr. Mar, a taxi driver also worried to turn off his phone right away. He said, people spread the information, when there were some strange calls, if you press the OK key to receive the call, the deadly virus will spread immediately to the nose and ears of the listener. Soon the phone receiver will die.

Mar is a taxi driver so he can't avoid the strange numbers of customers calling. So he proved very confused with this source.

Last week, similar information appeared in neighboring Pakistan. Cell phone users are extremely frightened and fall into a state of constant anxiety.

Many Afghans and Pakistanis were worried about using mobile phones.
(Artwork of Textually, VTC)

Peace of mind

Ministry of Health spokesman Abdullah Fahim confirmed that the Ministry of Health has never received any information about phone users after receiving a phone that bleeds.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, Mr. Zemeri Bashary, said that the rumors may be only propaganda from the enemies with bad intentions.

These people want to cause a wave of anxiety among the people so find ways to make people panic. Mr. Bashary added, if you find those who released this news, the authorities will immediately arrest you to ask. As for the people, they should calmly choose which sources are reliable and should not worry about unreliable sources and have not been properly informed.

Afghan officials are looking for ways to reassure mobile phone users.
(Artwork of Textually, VTC)

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