Singapore invokes 'fake news' law on false coronavirus death report

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KENTARO IWAMOTO and LAULY LI, Nikkei staff writers

SINGAPORE/TAIPEI -- Just as Asian nations are scrambling to cope with the quickly-spreading new coronavirus thought to have originated in Wuhan, China, some unreliable news reports are complicating their efforts to contain the illness.

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