A Chinese official has said you can fight against the coronavirus with body tattoos? It's a satirical video.
A satirical video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in social media posts that misleadingly claim it shows a Chinese officialsuggesting body tattoos can help fight against Covid-19. But the creator of the video told AFP that it was only a performance made for"fun".
"Jia Dakong, a team leader for China's epidemic prevention and control, suggested that you can confuse the coronavirus by tattooing some muscle lines," readsThe tweet was shared alongside an 11-second video that shows an official named"Jia Dakong" speaking at what appears to be a press conference. He can be heard saying:"Can use tattoos, tattoo some muscle lines, in order to confuse the coronavirus."
There is also simplified Chinese text overlaid on the video that appears to give his name and title:"Leader of the one-person team for epidemic prevention and control / Jia Dakong".to coordinate its anti-epidemic measures, but AFP found no organisations named"China's epidemic prevention and control".
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