Subscribe
E-Paper
 |
| Yonhap |
Busan Metropolitan Police Agency said Saturday they were seeking an arrest warrant for a YouTuber who allegedly pretended to be a coronavirus patient and posted a video of him staging stunts as he pretended that he came from Wuhan, the epicenter of the deadly contagious virus.
The video clip shows the suspect, whose identity was withheld, coughing at a subway train in the southern port city of Busan pretending to be a patient and filming people's reaction.
During questioning the suspect, in his 20s, said he staged such pranks to "become famous," according to police officials.
Police said they will take strict steps against related fake news or the spreading of false information regarding the virus that has taken more than 720 lives in China. (Yonhap)
